I’ve always loved Christmas. It’s my favorite holiday and growing up, we celebrated it in a myriad of fun ways. One year, my hippie mother decided to decorate a shrub outside as our Christmas tree with strands of cranberries and popcorn. You know, Christmas for the wildlife. Another year, my great-aunt drank too much eggnog… Read More Christmas…My Way
Ominous words issued from the knowledgeable folks at the Weather Channel. For those that don’t know, I’m a 50’s something divorcee’, living in West Central Florida, Eastern Hillsborough County, specifically, in a rental home with my shelter dog. So the thought of facing a catastrophic hurricane alone was terrifying. Even more frightening was the wildly changing spaghetti models. … Read More Riding out Hurricane Irma….Alone
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in September, 2013. A fun and frenetic day! Having recently discovered the fun of NASCAR, I jumped at the chance to attend a “local” NASCAR Sprint Cup Event. Up until June 2013, I had NEVER ever seen, nor cared about, a NASCAR race, in any way, shape or… Read More A NASCAR Newbie’s Primer
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