Tag Archives: Choices

Flying A Drone. It’s Way Harder Than It Looks

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Barb

My shortcut through our community college, revealed 6 people standing on the baseball field 10 feet apart. They flew drones to the outfield, then back. This was a class in Wilderness Firefighting. Here in Oregon, aerial surveillance can be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats/Dogs, Change, Choices, Feel Good Books, Life, Small Town Mysteries, Writing | Tagged Before Morning Breaks, Cats/Dogs, Change, Choices, Drones, Feel Good Books, Little Irritations, Small Town Mystery, Writing | 8 Comments

Toilet Bowl Customs Vary

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Barb

Great Piles of Porcelain Thrones!!! Who would’ve thought the last post would be so packed with helpful tidbits of toilet usage, and other useful crap? It seems that a lot of you take toilet bowl sanitation as serious part of … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Hope, Life | Tagged Challenges, Choices, Germs, Little Irritations, Toilet sanitation | 3 Comments

We Take Toilet Sanitation Seriously

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Barb

After reading Murrmurrs hilariously correct method to wash one’s hands and wipe one’s butt (not necessarily in that order), I feel emboldened to write about a problem that has long bothered me. Every stall in a woman’s public restroom comes … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Life | Tagged Challenges, Choices, Germs, Hiking, liberal arts education, minimum wage job, onion skin., paper collage, public restroom, Toilet sanitation | 15 Comments

How to Carry Your Fat

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Barb

Here’s another interesting tidbit for you. A camel, despite its fatty hump, has a straight spine. The same hold true for a fat donkey. It carries fat in rolls along either side of it’s spine. But when it comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Choices, Life, Worries | Tagged and interesting tidbit., Challenges, Choices, Comfort food, fatty hump, Little Irritations, straight spine | 2 Comments

Writing the Banana Lies

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Barb

MOSQUITOES ARE ATTRACTED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECENTLY EATEN BANANAS That’s what a recent email told me. So if I’ll stay away from their banana-ey goodness, can I expect to be welt-free all summer? I suspect this propaganda was started … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Choices, writer, Writing | Tagged Choices, Comfort food, Little Irritations, Writing | 15 Comments

Writing Characters’ Secrets

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Barb

Great picture, huh? But it’s the story that takes you one step deeper in meaning…. When a 91-year-old, Hungarian-born grandmother was feeling lonely and depressed, her grandson, French photographer, Sacha Goldberger, suggested they take some fun photos. I suggest … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Choices, Hope, Life, Smiles, Worries, writer, Writing | Tagged Cats/Dogs, Challenges, Change, Choices, Hope, Little Irritations, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves, Worry, Writing | 14 Comments

What Is It With Men and Shopping Carts?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Barb

Next time you’re at the grocery store, look around. Who’s driving the shopping cart? I noticed this recently on a grocery excursion with Cowboy Fan. He latched onto that cart like it was a TV remote, and I was never … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Smiles | Tagged Challenges, Change, Choices, Little Irritations | 16 Comments

5 Things to Do During Incredibly Crappy Weather

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Barb

Go buy some spectacular rain clothes. Polka dot boots. Wide-brimmed Clint Eastwood hats. A brelly (umbrella) dotted with wild-looking women. I have none of the above. That must be why I’m so snarky during this past week of downpour. Dip … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Choices, Hope, Life | Tagged Change, Choices, Comfort food, Outdoor survival | 10 Comments

Expectations: Aisle 5

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Barb

Going to our local grocery store is an experience in open mindedness. On Tuesday, a young man hurtled through the front doors with a man in pursuit. The front-runner was an athletic 19-year-old and could have outrun the Loss Prevention … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Choices, Life | Tagged Change, Choices, Little Irritations | 9 Comments

What They Don’t Tell You About the Wonderland Trail

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Barb

It was a big hike. The farthest we’d ever backpacked was 60 miles, so I spent quite a bit of time, combing through the many blogs and websites, reading about others’ experiences on the Wonderland Trail. Now that Scout, Dallas … Continue reading →