> when i first came to stay with mommy and diddy, my hair had just been shaved down reeeeel short, and my skin was bright pink. so diddy, trying to be funny (but sooo not) started calling me piglet. it made me and mommy mad, so he finally started calling … Continue reading
> hi hi hi hi hi! (i say this as i’m jumping up and down in front of you). my name is “sir chauncey, defender of the underdog”, but you can call me chance. i’m a mutt and proud of it! i was a stray found wandering the streets of … Continue reading
> hi hi hi hi hi! (i say this as i’m jumping up and down in front of you). my name is “sir chauncey, defender of the underdog”, but you can call me chance. i’m a mutt and proud of it! i was a stray found wandering the streets of … Continue reading
Here it is. 2011. The start of a new year, a new decade. I realize that 2011 “officially” began at midnight Friday, but when the new year falls on a weekend, it is difficult for me to focus on the new when I’m busy clearing out the old. You know, … Continue reading
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0-KqQXf4no] A few nights ago, HK and I were chillaxin’ by the fire when the doorbell rang. “Hmmmm… wonder who that could be??” As we walked to the door, we heard music. Intrigued, we opened the door. To our surprise, there stood our good friends Stef and Glenn. Guitar and … Continue reading
This weekend, HK and I had a small gathering of friends over for dinner. It is the same group that we have been going to Destin for Memorial Day with for the past 10 years. So we know each other REALLY well. (Pajama Parties, skinny dipping, coast guard interrogations….oh, wait, … Continue reading
Had I known “Black Swan” was a psychological thriller (some say “psycho-sexual” ) set in the world of ballet, I probably wouldn’t have gone, quite frankly. But Sunday was a shitty, dark, rainy day in Atlanta, and I had just finished lunch at my favorite little Lebanese cafe, and I … Continue reading
Some of you know that I have recently begun writing a children’s book. This is new to me, as the focus of my writing in the past has been centered around travel–travel memoirs, product reviews, how-to’s and the like. I am editor of the European Travel Site over at Bellaonline.com … Continue reading
This morning, laying in bed after the alarm went off for the 3rd time (my ritual–3rd time’s charm), I reached out to pat each of my 3 dogs that share the bed with HK and me. Yes, that’s right, all 3 sleep with us. I wouldn’t have it any other … Continue reading
Last week, I took a road trip down to Apalachicola, Florida, to visit one of my Sewanee peeps, Tracy. Since we have reunited twice in the last year, we were mostly past all the what have you been doing for the last 30+ years and all that, and were easily … Continue reading