I don’t mind those first few cold days of winter. I think the pristine whiteness of that first measurable snowfall is beautiful – and the newly white world serene and breathtaking. I like the way the sound cracks in the cold, clear, crisp air and I love to look at the skeletons of the summer trees when they… Read More »
With a single flake of snow, winter begins. Like that first faint shadow of twilight, we hardly take notice of it. The autumn leaves, glorious and resplendent, catch our attention as we hurry through our lives; but that first flake of snow is the sentry of winter and we like to pretend it is not there. We go… Read More »
Darcy and I have differing opinions on Windows 8. She thinks it’s great, I think Microsoft made a huge mistake. In typical Microsoft fashion, they decided to make a one-size-fits-all operating system. Apple makes a different operating system for its phones and tablets than the one it uses on its laptops and desktops. Microsoft seems to want to… Read More »
When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of myself as a young boy, watching the Thanksgiving parade on television; mom busy in the kitchen preparing our Thanksgiving dinner and the feeling of love all around. I remember a gray, cold and cloudy day; the steamy windows that cooking made and snowflakes in the air. This was my best… Read More »
They say that no two snowflakes are exactly alike. I don’t know how they know this. Has anyone really seen every snowflake there has ever been? Still, it is fun to think that each snowflake is different because they all seem the same from a distance. It’s sort of like people isn’t it? We’re all the same from… Read More »
Let me start off by saying I slept well last night. Actually, I slept well but not very long, which is better than sleeping long but not very well, I guess. I fell asleep before 11 – no disturbing late night phone calls. I would have shut my cell phone off, but I needed the alarm clock. Oh,… Read More »