2010-08-13 16:29
If there is one thing I take seriously, it is recycling. When you've been brought up in a household of nine people, you are taught from early on that nothing gets wasted and almost everythin… Read More
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Life from the viewpoint of a light-deprived cubicle-dwelling gnome, just trying to earn an honest living!
2010-07-27 00:15
There is a saying that goes, "If you're not Dutch, you're not much!" Of course, it is only said by the Dutch...With a nod to my own heritage, here is a list of what constitutes being tr… Read More
2010-07-23 00:01
Earlier this week Hubby and I set off on a mission for used kitchen cabinets, little knowing that the ultimate reward would not be the cabinets, but something else entirely different.We had… Read More
2010-07-18 00:33
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2010-07-15 00:39
With all that has been going on in our family within the last few months, my mind has increasingly turned to thoughts of family history. On my mother's side, a cousin has spent many yea… Read More
2010-07-06 12:29
On Saturday, Hubby and I left behind the noise and grit of our city to head off to the noise and grit of another city. We were celebrating belatedly our wedding anniversary, and I had the br… Read More
2010-07-04 13:02
2010-07-02 01:24
2010-06-30 23:30
The house is emptying bit by bit and now my footsteps seem to echo. My parents' house is being prepared to be sold since both Mom and Dad are no longer able to live there.One of the most hea… Read More
2010-06-30 00:11
Have you ever seen a tornado up close? I haven't, but yesterday evening and today, I came as close to that as I'll ever get, except for one summer day when I was a kid (more about that later… Read More
2010-06-23 01:08
Yesterday as I was thumbing through the latest woman's magazine that had arrived in the mail, I came across an article that could only have been written by a true optimist."Power up Lunch Ho… Read More
2010-06-21 00:37
This week I had the great fortune to attend a performance of "Les Miserables" for the first time. The French novelist, Victor Hugo, was not one whose works were studied at the high schoo… Read More
2010-06-17 00:59
Perhaps it's the weather to blame for my longing for sun, sun and more sun. A month-long vacation in the south of France would be just the cure for my early summer blues, but since that neit… Read More
2010-06-16 23:51
There is a scarlet thread, like Rahab's cord, that leads, not to freedom but rather to the days of our childhood. Call it what you will, it has more to do with memories than reality. Followi… Read More
2010-06-14 17:03
Serendipity....it's one of the reasons why life can be so surprising and wonderful. Of course, to be prepared for serendipity to strike you, you need to be open to new experiences and people… Read More
2010-06-12 00:08
Practically everyone at the Funhouse wears more than one hat and has more than one title. For example, Esteemed Co-Worker has been designated the official flower arrangement cleaner-upper. E… Read More
2010-06-10 01:19
Some people have called the years between forty and fifty the sandwich years--the years where you can find yourself caring for both children (or grandchildren) and parents at the same time… Read More
2010-06-08 00:40
Just in case someone has not yet realized it, the Funhouse is located smack in the middle of a very large city. That means downtown... and everything that downtown stands for!Just walking to… Read More
2010-06-03 01:53
2010-06-02 00:39
At the dinner table, I imagine most working couple's conversations are along these lines:He: Please pass the salt, dear.She: Sure! Oh, by the way, how was your day at the office?He: Well… Read More
2010-05-31 23:55
In every office, there is at least one person who believes the entire world revolves around him or her and everyone else is there to serve. If he says, "Jump!", the correct answ… Read More
2010-05-31 00:35
The cubicle gnome is tiring of the frenetic pace of her life, and is about to trade in the townhouse in the city for a loghouse in the country. Well, maybe not a loghouse, more… Read More
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