a voyeur. twisting around the tangle of the plane's arms and legs to watch. holding my breath with expectation. the wind is a new lover's touch skimming the wings in tender urgent collision. finger tips of gentle pressure cause indentations to ripple … [Read more...] about The Pleasure of Watching
What the H*** Did You Do To My Quail!?
As a kid I remember being told if we dug a tunnel through the earth, we'd come out in China. That intrigued me. But not enough to be much inspired to do so when it was just my Dad's admonition to dig harder in order to get those post holes finished. … [Read more...] about What the H*** Did You Do To My Quail!?
Taste
James Brown's "Sex Machine" has a word in it that happens to be my husband's favorite "lyric" of all time - "TASTE". Seven weeks of dieting and 9 pounds lighter, I'm noticing a few things about TASTE - as in the sensitivity of my taste buds has come … [Read more...] about Taste
The Philosopher’s Diet
Four weeks of counting every morsel of food or beverage with calories, limiting that to 1500 calories per day, and I've dropped 6 pounds. Oh happy day! I even had a hamburger last week (I've temporarily discontinued the enjoyment of … [Read more...] about The Philosopher’s Diet
Dog Days of Winter
Tammie has officially, finally been published! The article Why You Should Take a Solo Road Trip was published on January 15 on Travelblogs.com. Here's the direct link to the … [Read more...] about Dog Days of Winter