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Dec. 6 Haines: It’s a Wet (& Dry) World
From NPR this morning, about Norman Lear’s belief that there are two types of humans, wet and dry: "Dry people were calm, cool, unruffled. Wet people were emotional, and impulsive, and things get to them." December 6, weds. On the Chilkat. 10 am, 42 degrees,...
Happy Wednesday!
I was on the radio yesterday, doing my weekly country show hosting in between two obituaries ( William H. Seward impersonator and history buff John Venables and fisherman and artist Jay Miller.) I thought that my editor Tom would not be pleased that I was...
Sunday’s Thought
"Believe today in all the good you have done, in all the good you have been, in all the good you are each and every day you wake to what God has called you to do." - Bishop Steven Charleston
Happy Third of July
It's a good thing it rained all day, because I didn't mind hanging out in the kitchen peeling and boiling potatoes and eggs and chopping celery and onion and mixing in what looked like a gallon of mayo and mustard and relish for the classic Firemen's Barbecue 'tub of...
Silver and Gold
Yesterday was my birthday. I'm 56, and very happy to have made it this far, thank you very much. I was sitting on the porch with a bunch of women friends gathered for Zumba and wine (my daughter is an instructor and gave the short, easy class for we - mostly--...
Sunday’s Thought
"When all thy mercies, O my God, my rising soul surveys, transported with the view, I'm lost in wonder,love, and praise." -- Joseph Addison ( Words to Hymn 415 in the Episcopal Hymnal)
The Water is Fine
It's been a big week. After re-testing, the town water turns out fine and perhaps always was. No one got sick and no babies or old people died. (I read too much about E.Coli outbreaks this week, as you can see.) I also said yes when Nelle called to ask if I'd help...