Dog in Snow Video Proves that Some Like It Cold
If only I could be more like this dog in snow, I’d be a lot happier during my annual Christmas trip home to Illinois.
What Is Up With All This Crazy Winter Weather?
Snow on the Outer Banks of North Carolina? Not a regular occurrence, but it’s been known to happen. Three inches of snow in one day in Las Vegas, where they normally don’t get more than a half inch during an entire winter? Now that’s a bit strange. But when I heard it snowed in Malibu … Read more
Wordless Wednesday – Blind Thai Vendor
Day after day this blind Thai vendor weaves giant grasshoppers & crickets from palm fronds. Yet despite his circumstances & disability, he exudes happiness.
My Dad, My Car, a Grocery Store, and Winter Driving in a Snowstorm
I groggily emerged from my Dad’s guest bedroom around 8:15 this morning, after having slept less than four hours. “If you want to go grocery shopping today, you have to be ready by nine o’clock because there’s a snowstorm on the way,” Dad announced. For the past week I have been driving through horrid weather, … Read more
Freezing My Butt Off In Illinois
Brrrrrr. I repeat. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr. I’m at my Dad’s house, freezing my butt off. Overnight it dropped to 9 degrees. The cold temperatures, coupled with a stiff wind off the river, made it difficult to keep the house heated to much more than 70 degrees last night. I slept under a mountain of blankets. The high … Read more
