Month: January 2008
Good, Better, Best II
Good: A baby.Better: A baby chipmunk.Best: A baby chipmunk singing “Blue Moon.” Good: A tree.Better: A tree made into paper.Best: A tree made into paper made into an origami tree. Good: Jim Halpert.Better: Jim Halpert in my living room.Best: Jim Halpert in my living room…
Tiny town
After attending a church service on Sunday night, I offered to give a new friend a ride home. As we walked toward my car, she stopped. “Wait, this is YOUR car?” “Yes…?” I replied, hesitantly. “My roommate and I have seen you all over town! We’ve been wondering who you are. In fact, we were…
Unknown audience
Everything is bigger in Texas. Including my blog audience. I recently installed a blog tracker simply out of raging curiosity about who reads this blog. While it doesn’t tell me WHO is reading (go ahead and breathe that big ol’ sigh of relief), it does show me where the readers are coming from. And not…
Torn down the middle
I wanted to thank all of you who have sent me well-wishes for this new season in my life – either via blog comments, or emails, or Facebook messages, or phone calls, or… I don’t know, there are so many modes of communication flying around these days, it’s ridiculous. Regardless of how the message was…
Missing my calling as a jingle writer
Til the Water Runs Clear from Annie Parsons on Vimeo. I’m here, Mom. I miss you, too.
The end, and the beginning
Days wandered – 118Blogs posted – 78 States visited – 24. Pounds gained – 10Flat tires – 1. Speeding tickets? ZERO. (Take that, State Patrol.) I wasn’t sure when the official endpoint would be, but I am determining that as of tonight, The Big Trip is coming to a close. Tomorrow, I will wake up…
Lip service
Dear Burt’s Bees, I don’t know what to say. I am utterly flummoxed. After years of faithful service, you have let me down. How could you? HOW COULD YOU? Did you want to cause me havoc and harm? Kick my 2008 off to a despicable start? Or, worse yet, did you think this was a…
Good, Better, Best
Good: A little hummingbird. Better: A little hummingbird carrying a tiny tulip. Best: A little hummingbird carrying a tiny tulip over a rainbow. Good: Having legs. Better: Having shaved legs. Best: Having shaved legs forever. Good: Peace. Better: World peace. Best: World peace – and everyone gets a brownie!