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Halfway There!

Halfway There! Somehow, although making it halfway through NaNoWriMo on the 15th like a good little worker bee, I lost track of my daily word count this week…

WNY Coffee Shops

Aside: It’s a rare occasion since moving to Weber Wonderland that I long to be back in the city where I can walk to all the things…gathering together…

My Attempt To Make A Random Day, a Great American Smoke Out Day

I can’t believe I wrote this back in 2004. That was 13 years ago guys! But the story is still funny to me and since it is Great…

Wiggle Over to the Jell-O Museum

A repost of my article in the Springville Times: Wiggle Over to the Jell-O Museum Just a short drive across the I-90 in LeRoy, NY sits a small,…

That Moment When Your Realize the Bills Streaker Who Looks Like Your Friend Is Actually Your Friend

Yep, me and about 270 other people I know in WNY are friends with Bills Streaker aka Señor Wiener. Here’s the story…I turned off the Bills game yesterday…

Age

“Act your age.” What exactly does this mean? Clearly, we act, whatever age we are, right? If I’m 43 and I choose to eat french fries and chicken…

Gwynnie Bee: Frog Print Dress

You guys look at this frog print dress from Gwynnie Bee. Now, look closer. It’s a dissecting a frog print dress? Is that possible? I think it’s possible!…

Springville Area Veteran Memorials

Latest article in the Springville Times:  Springville Area Veteran Memorials Photo Credit: Jolene Hawkins Veterans Day is a day we come together as a nation to remember all…

Jane, the Worm Who Tells Me To Eat All The Things That Lives In My Belly

Does anyone else feel like they have a giant worm inside them that tells them to EAT ALL THE THINGS? No? Just me? Well, then, let me tell…

Two Phobias One Afternoon

Two Phobias One Afternoon. Our Senior Cat Tubby has an eyeball issue. The poor fella was sitting in the corner upstairs with one eye shut. It was crusty,…

Monday, Monday

Today was a good day. Monday is one of my full day in the office days. I bring two travel mugs of coffee with me in the morning…

Mental Health IS Physical Health

I just saw this sentence come through on Twitter: Is mental health just as important as physical health? Mental Health IS Physical Health.  I don’t understand. The brain…

Thor: Ragnarok

My review of Thor: Ragnarok can be summed up in two words. Ok, three. More Loki. (Please?) I didn’t love it. I always want more Loki. It was…

No Facebook, NO.

No Facebook. ENOUGH with forcing me to see “video memory montages” of my life through status updates I choose to share through your platform. It’s not even one…

Musings On Silent Auctions

Musings On Silent Auctions, Raffles, Basket Fundraisers True story. I’ve been a nonprofit professional all my life. And I’ve probably planned approximately a million fundraisers, give or take…

My Springville

This is my small town life in #Springville in one photo. 6 articles on cover. 3 articles I freelanced for @springvilletimes 2 articles @springvilleacc work events. 1 article organization I serve on the…

Twitterments

Because not everybody loves Twitter like I do… Oh my gosh I have an incredibly heavy sense of sadness today and I’m not sure at all where it’s coming…

Buffalo Bills

I should have known better. In fact I DO know better and I still didn’t listen to myself. I need to start listening to myself. I’m talking about…

WNY Historical Political Sites

A reprint of my latest article in the Springville Times: Fall Bucket List: Historic Political Sites Tuesday, November 7th is Election Day. While studying up on your local…

Potato Snake Dreams?

Potato Snake Dreams? Is that what that was? WHAT THE HELL BRAIN! I’m in the garden. I’m digging up potatoes. As I dig and dig and dig and…

NaNoWriMo 2017

NaNoWriMo 2017 Time! WELCOME NOVEMBER! WHY AM I SHOUTING? Yep, I’m doing this again. And this time I mean business. Hahaha. Not really, this time, like CampNaNo back…

Cooking for Two (or Twenty?)

Cooking for Two (or Twenty?) My family consists of me and HWMMS. (He Who Makes Me Smile) so how is it with two people under our one roof…

A Very Merry Main Street

Reprint of article in Springville Times: A Very Merry Main Street Shop small. Support local. Come join downtown Springville on Black Friday, November 24 from 10am-5pm and Small…

Protected: That Phone Call

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Snow

Snow! Winter is Coming. I’m gonna be 44 years old and I still can’t contain myself from childlike joy when I see the first giant flakes of snow…

Cheers to the Beers! ​

A report of my article in the Springville Times: Cheers to the Beers! Cheers to the Beers! Thomas Jefferson once said, “Beer, if drunk in moderation, softens the…

Passion?

(Gut punch.) I was messaging with a friend from college this evening and she mentioned the passion her son has for soccer—and how it rivaled her passion for…