Category Archives: REALITY

I’m taking a brief break from my real job to write down some thoughts about little things that happened today that made it more than just a day. This morning I saw the eagle sitting on his usual tree overlooking … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Anyone have a week, or even a few days they’re willing to sell? By the way, English Teachers: What’s the proper way to punctuate REALITY?: Continue reading →

We all know that Big Brother exists, and he lives on the internet. Amazon has just sent me another e-mail with their recommendation as to what I should buy for myself, since it’s a little late for Christmas orders and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Amidst the flurry of catching up with bills that haven’t been paid simply because I haven’t had the time to sit down and go through them in the last few weeks, I found the subscription renewal for the Reader’s Digest. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Great news! I don’t have to worry about fitting in bleaching my roots–after the past week, my hair is coming in grey! Continue reading →

And the pressure is starting to take its toll. Luckily, I have a wonderful sister-in-law who has offered to have Christmas Eve over at her house this year, which means that not only do I not need to worry about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It isn’t the Catholic background that has me looking to the sky for answers, I don’t think. It’s not the heavens where I seek the ones I’ve loved and lost it seems not so long ago. To God, I guess, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Being ankle-deep in it myself, I’m not the slightest bit interested in reading more about it. However, I am still plugging away at the picture framing in the barn, and my numbed-by-the-cold brain is beginning to question whether I have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today is my father’s ninety-second birthday. This is a man whose true light baby-blue eyes still sparkle when he sees me, or when we talk about my mother. They light up with a glee that few but my sisters and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Hi folks. I’m back. Just in case I scared some of you with my posting about being non-existent, please let me assure you that even if in fact I am a figment of my imagination, I still produce Spinning in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is probably going to be the hardest post I’m ever going to have to write. Just got back from the last Contemporary Fiction class of the semester, and in the last ten minutes of class, the question of time, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, tonight I get to make a complete fool of myself in Spanish. While I’ve become quite adept at it in my own native English, this will be the culmination of three semesters of practiced effort. It’s a stand-up, face … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you’re a regular reader of Spinning, you’ll notice that I’m getting later and later with my posts. No, I’m not sleeping in—I’ve actually been up since around 3:00 a.m. What I’ve spent the last several hours on, besides final … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is going to be one of those really homey, girlie posts. So now some fool has gone and put up three more stop signs in each direction within a quarter mile stretch of road between the college and home. … Continue reading → Continue reading →