Happiness is…

Posted by on Dec 21, 2009 in dish | 1 comment “…two kinds of ice cream…finding your skate key…telling the time! Happiness is learning to whistle, tying your shoe for the very first tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!”Sorry! Got a little You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown there, but every time I hear someone say “happiness is,” my brain starts singing. Turns out, according to the CDC, happiness is living in...
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Bringin’ the Heat

Posted by on Sep 26, 2009 in dish | 0 comments ‘Scuse the baseball analogy, but I’m fixin’ to make it do double duty in a sec. Today was opening day of fall ball for both Frick and Frack, since Frack’s softball opener was rained out Thursday night. So it’s been a loooooooooooong day at the ballpark. BallparkS, that is. Up early to take Frack to her away game, then 1-1/2 hours in the growing heat. By 10:30...
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Later, Sooners!

Posted by on Jan 8, 2009 in dish | 2 comments Pretty, ain’t it? That’s the BCS Championship trophy, and the Florida Gators just won another one, putting away the Oklahoma Sooners 24-14. So, Big 12, how does it feel to get your butts chomped?A little advice for next time, teams from the midwest (are you listening, Ohio State?)–when a gator clamps down on its prey, it DOESN’T. LET. GO. There’s a reason they call...
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Here Comes the Sun

Posted by on Aug 23, 2008 in dish | 3 comments The sun’s out! I had the top down on Inga this morning, and it was wonderful! Now that it’s afternoon, it’s threatening to storm again. Go figure. Summer in Florida, huh?We could use a little more sunshine in the Sunshine State these days. Oh, well.
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Dog Paddling

Posted by on Aug 21, 2008 in dish | 0 comments It’s wet here in Central Florida. This is our fourth straight day of rain, and it doesn’t look like it’ll be slowing up anytime soon. At least we’re not in Brevard County. They had a freakin’ monsoon yesterday–25 inches in one day! They had to close the Melbourne airport because of all the snakes and gators on the runways. It’s not quite as bad in our...
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