I spent the weekend in Vegas. The first night I spent alone. The first thing I saw from the plane was the pyramid Luxor, beaming a spotlight straight into the sky. I got out a hundred bucks at the ATM and was surprised to see a hundred dollar bill come out of the dispenser. Welcome to…
Category: Holidays and Celebrations
Sparkle
I am a spoken for woman. Enfianced. A ball-and-chain in the making, a bride-to-be, one half of an old married couple in its pre-married days. As of February 14, 2006, I have been shackled (by means of 18 carat gold and a princess cut diamond) to a man for life. How do I feel about…
Hey
Lyric for today: Workin’ 9 to 5 what a way to make a living And it’s . . .bum de dum . . . la la, It’s all TAKIN and no givin And hoo hum, la tee tum And it’s bound to drive you CRAZY if you let it! Sorry Dolly, that’s the best I…
Christmas with the Wisconsin Fam
A snapshot – My brother just finished pounding out made up songs on our piano (he is a gifted pianist, with the somewhat tiresome caveat that every piece must be fast and loud), and has snuck up into my parents’ room (where I’ve been hiding for an hour) to play Halo right beside my…
Merry Christmas
Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon My name is Francis Tolliver, I come from Liverpool.Two years ago the war was waiting for me after school.To Belgium and to Flanders, to Germany to hereI fought for King and country I love dear. ‘Twas Christmas in the trenches, where the frost so bitter hung,The frozen fields…