I don't fancy myself as an addictive personality, but with my behavior of late I may need to re-think that. I have acquired a bit of an addiction that seems to be gaining control over me. My addiction - the Strawberry Frutista Freeze from Taco Bell. It all started when Cheyenne suggested I try one. [...]
Tag: summer
How is a cuss word born?
If there is one thing summer is filled with on my street it is the laughter and shouts of children. The neighborhood kids are doing what kids do in the summer - play from sun up to sun down. Watching them reminds me of my childhood summers on the cul-de-sac I lived on. Summer for [...]
My summer plan…
As an educator my years have come to be measured from August to May. I have to say, this past year has been a very long and tiring one. Regular readers of my blog are aware of the ups and downs and ins and outs of that statement. Not that it has been one without [...]
Spring preening…
I think the seasonal ritual of spring preening is upon us. If you are not familiar with this ritual you need only look around the community as you go about your days. All around folks are dusting off the winter doldrums, breaking out their shorts and sleeveless tops, prettying up their feet and starting to [...]
Carbert – if only…
I had a realization the other day - my summer "vacation" is two-thirds over. How did this happen? What is this phenomenon wherein the things you love go quickly and the things you do not love so much trudge along as if you are walking through swamp muck? I don't fully get it. Didn't Einstein [...]
2010 Summer Go-To Hangout Location…Granite City
Seeing as we are now officially in the summer of 2010 I have concluded it is time to designate a summer go-to hangout location. After examining my options, I decided my summer 2010 go-to hangout location will be Granite City - or GC from here forward. I like sitting on the bar side in a [...]
My summer…
Pebble Beach, California Okay, I am calling it now...this is my summer. I am ready for all the "me" time I can fit in and I am going to enjoy every single glorious moment of it. So, I am thinking now would be the time for my friends and family to start a pool (or [...]
THE NEW FORTY 