Archive for the ‘Living Life to the Fullest’ Category

I Had Supper with Santa Last Night

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Last night I was with a group of cowboys and had a chance to talk with one of them who stood out. This particular cowboy had a beautiful white beard and he reminded me of Santa. Indeed, as we talked further, I found that it really was Santa. In fact, I have a signed card […]

Memories

Monday, February 5th, 2007

For the past several weeks I’ve had dinner with some rather large groups of folks. I’ve found myself talking with people who had a spouse to die recently. Since I have had a similar experience, I suppose we just gravitated toward each other and there were lots of “memories” being shared. Impending holidays will do […]

Men Who Wear Makeup or What I’d do for a Raise

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

I was driving back to Columbia early Monday morning. It was 6:45 and I tuned in to my favorite country station. The on air folks are real chatty this time of morning. I am chatty as well in the morning, so I like to listen to the two of them go back and forth. As […]

On Sale

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

The words “on sale” bring delight to many women. Retailers and advertisers count on it. My philosophy is that, when possible, I never pay full price for anything. I’ve always believed the retail price of something is always more than one ought to pay for it. I’ll barter whenever possible. Indeed, there are many countries […]

If I Only Had a Brain

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Many of us remember the delightful scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz movie classic. At first, he was very scary to Dorothy, the young impressionable girl with her canine companion, Toto. The scarecrow was caught up on a post where he just stayed there trying his best to scare things away. He didn’t have very […]