Everybody listen | Voices in my head...
I became an Alice in Chains fan upon hearing "No Excuses" on the radio. It is one of my great favorites, not only from that band but any other. Upon hearing it on the radio, I immediately pulled over into a parking lot to listen without...
December 29, 2013
December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas!
Here is the result of my seemingly good idea of cooking my standing rib roasts on my grill.
I didn't think that there was any danger of fire as I had firebrick on top the grates.
I put $140...
December 21, 2013
A Clichéd LIfe
Tick Tock time for Christmas!
For some.
Not us.
I do have a Christmas Eve dinner to prepare. My first. Thanksgiving has been my purview, my get out of jail free card for all-things Christmas. ...
November 30, 2013
It is the small things
Thanksgiving morning brought tragic news: the 18 year old son of a friend was killed the previous evening in a car accident. Hearing such news envelopes one in a grief that emanates from the deepest recesses of our being. It releases a sob that every parent has within him or her for their...
November 27, 2013
Thanksgiving Eve
Here we are at my favorite holiday: Thanksgiving. What more noble quality is there than being thankful for even the smallest blessings in our lives. I have many things to be thankful for, and will not bore you with those. But it is a good lesson in introspection to think of these...
November 17, 2013
Kudos to my friend Bill
Our gang of three met for lunch at Lunch...a fabulous spot on Summit Avenue in Richmond Va. Their fare is fantastic. My friend, Bill, shared that he was running the Richmond Marathon. My other friend, Lynne, has also run marathons. I, alone, had no accomplishment of a marathon...
November 11, 2013
Truth in Exercise
If Jose Ortega y Gasset is correct, and "truth is what quiets the anxieties of the mind", then surely exercise will need to be my current truth.
I looked for my old sweat365 space, but found only a bloated...
November 1, 2013
The Metaphysics of Knife Sharpening
(Posted after written over the past weekend)
I'm holed up in Bedford, with the great company of three loving dogs, a spotty internet connection and beautiful fall weather and four books--only one of...
October 26, 2013
Knife Rescue
My sister and husbando are traveling to Massachusetts. I'm dog and house sitter over the next few days. I traveled here to Bedford, VA yesterday. The weather is clear and crisp. I'm in the company of three dogs: Ruby, Shelley and Savannah. I'll post some pics later.
Ruby...
September 7, 2013
July 4, 2013
Body Building and Repair
Much is happening in Leisa land. I started with a new client at the beginning of June in a new industry for me. I am by all means an old dog, but this old dog's tricks are new tricks for my client. Nothing is more satisfying to me than leveraging my experience and providing my client...
June 19, 2013
June 1, 2013
May 12, 2013
Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day to all. My mother has been gone for 23.5 years now. She lived to see 2 granddaughters, though a third granddaughter was born just before she died. She never met her grandson, and I sorely missed her during my pregnancy and birth. I regret that she did not see...
April 21, 2013
Bottled Water
Is it the epitome of conspicuous consumption that we drink bottled water when there is perfectly potable water from our taps?
I don't buy much bottled water--though on 06/12/10 I consumed this bottle...
April 20, 2013
The Stuff of Life
Spring is arriving in fits and starts. We had more winter in March and more summer in April than I remember in a while. Rain. Lots of it, but none giving us danger as others are experiencing. It replenishes the water table, so I'm not complaining.
There is much in the news these...
April 7, 2013
Motors and Mountains
Motors and mountains combine for great fun for male gladiators on dirt bikes. The men folk have gone to West VA for their spring-time Hatfield and
McCoy dirt bike ride. I always worry about injury and the like. Phone
calls from weary, but still excited husband allay concerns and then...
March 2, 2013
Time goes by. . .
. . .like a freight train.
I have been quite busy with my real life. My SR project is on the market and I have a new project. IN getting ready for the listing on a Sunday evening, I...
January 28, 2013
TeamViewer
Gotomypc has been my 'go to' for accessing my computers (home and clients). With the Java issues, I soon found that my paid GTMPC was not working properly. Not being able to access my PC was a real problem. The folks were helpful and after about 1/2 hour on each side of the screen,...
January 16, 2013
Wakeful Thinking
I awoke in the wee hours of the morning with heavy thoughts of the Illinois man and his two young sons (and 4 month old Lab puppy) who ventured out for a hike, but never made it back. The puppy survived. The story is tragic, but that needle moved further to gaspingly tragic when a motorist said...
January 15, 2013
Cookbooks
I was weary from my cabinet work on Sunday. Nevertheless, I stopped by the CHKD Thrift Store to scan the aisles for cool stuff. I have bought several things there: books, jeans, blazers and skirts and a dining set (cherry, queen anne for my property staging).
I love to cook...a passion...
January 14, 2013
Week's End
The end of the year (and the beginning of the next) has always been my busiest time of year. I worked quite a bit over the holidays to get some things nailed down, so I feel as if I'm in pretty...
