I've been missing Cajun Rooster, lately.  Could it be that his garden has suddenly overwhelmed him, and he is just busy harvesting those nice juicy tomatoes while I can't even get mine past the blossom stage before autumn frost sets in?  Or worse.  Perhaps those miserable Mondays he used to experience have finally  done him in.
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Two weeks ago, I went to a writers’ meeting wearing a name tag proclaiming myself a Champion Procrastinator. Most of the members thought it was a joke, but, as you will soon see, I wasn't kidding. 
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One of the interesting side attractions to the Olympic Track and Field Trials being held in Eugene, Oregon this week is the Track Town Power Station.
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Eugene, Oregon likes to call itself the track capital of the world. Whether that is true or not, the Olympic Committee did award the honor of holding the 2008 U.S.  read more »

Recently, I saw a blog post by someone who asked, "If Athiests are supposed to be so miserable, why am I so happy?"
 
He went on to describe his happy family life, his good job, his good health, etc.
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This election for an American president is absolutely the worst I have ever seen. Every candidate is full of lies, deceit, and backbiting. They check daily to see which way the wind is blowing before daring to say anything--and all three of our major candidates are guilty.
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In my mind, the man has always seemed to be indestructible.  My first thought was, "Hasn't this family suffered enough?" 
 
I pray that the doctors will be able to erradicate this malignancy and that the Senator will have many more years with his family and in the service of his country.  read more »

A long time ago, I taught language arts in a junior high school.  English and geography were merged into a two-hour block of time.  I remember giving my students outline maps  to fill in the names of different countries, and even had fun doing one along with them.  I had no problem recognizing each country by its shape---but that was then, and this is now.  read more »

Sometimes I wake up in the morning thinking that I am emerging from a horrible nightmare. In it, Hillary Clinton was actually running for president of our great country. Oh, no! It wasn't a dream--it's true. But how could this be, I wonder.
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A third undersea cable providing phone and internet communications between Europe and the Middle East has been cut, disrupting 75 percent of the business transacted in this way. Dubai is one of the countries most affected by this outage, and this report raises a couple of interesting questions.
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