There's Always Something...

Chicken Recipes...

I've been on a reduced beef kick lately - for the first time in my life. So the collection of interesting looking recipes has begun. Ree of "Pioneer Woman", which we never miss has a good one today. 

Here it is. Give it a try. I am.

 

Go Naked

Garrison Keillor shares a delightful poem that started my day off just right. What do you think?

Just to Feel Human

by James Tate

A single apple grew on our tree, which
was some kind of miracle because it was a
pear tree. We walked around it scratching
our heads. "You want to eat it?" I asked 
my wife. "I'd die first," she replied. We
went back into the house. I stood by the 
kitchen window and stared at it. I thought 
of Adam and Eve, but I didn't believe in Adam
and Eve. My wife said, "If you don't stop
staring at that stupid apple I'm going to go
out there and eat it." "So go," I said, "but
take your clothes off first, go naked." She 
looked at me as if I were insane, and then
she started to undress, and so did I.

"Just to Feel Human" by James Tate, from Memoir of the Hawk. © The Ecco Press, 2001. Reprinted with permission.

Chillin' Out...

Today I get to head to my dentist's office to get my teeth cleaned. Great people there, but there's something about the whole process that - well, leaves me less than filled with joy and enthusiasm.

To make a long story short, I decided to browse through my Lightroom library of photographs to see if it might be possible to find some little memory, decently caught, that would lighten my spirits. I did. I share. Oliver is in his favorite mode.

 

A Shack Out West of Phoenix...

Don't know what there is about photographing these old buildings, but I've always loved doing it.

 
 

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Hot. That's the way it is in the desert this time of year. 115' predicted for this weekend.

Here's a photo that I caught as a proper symbol for such days...

 

Madonna...

The most beautiful woman in the world and one of our children.

Which one, I can't quite make out. 

Mall Music...

I'm not much for malls. We have nice ones, but I haven't darkened the door of one for close to a year. But the surprise that happened in one in Pennsylvania, shared by my sister, made me wonder at the possibilities.

Happy Everyone? Now Hear This...

James Taylor and Carol King. I think you will like it.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/36606816/vp/37776606/#37776606

The Power of Negative Thinking...

The in thing since the ancient  days of Dale Carnegie has been positive thinking.

Nothing takes the wind out of my sails more consistently than hearing reminders of the vital importance of constant positivism. I've never believed that. There's more to life than pretending you're happy when you are actually urinated off about something that you feel strongly about.

Ronni, in her wonderful blog, Time Goes By has a good one entitled "Grumpy is Good For You." I think you will get a kick out of it!

One Proof of God's Existence...

Someone who loves and greets you with smiles and warm, wet kisses. Your pooch. (In this case, Oliver. Amy will come in the future)