1. A cup of tea doesn’t really appeal to me. But a white mocha sure does! 2. Being surrounded by loved ones, including long-time, good friends, makes a place feel…

1. No, we will not be going out this New Year’s Eve. I plan to be right here at home the whole evening. I am going to cook dinner –…

1. Good times: It’s “Furlough Friday” so #1Son and I picked Mattie-Boo up from school at noon and the three of us had lunch at our friend’s cafe. This afternoon…

1. All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting the very best for and from them, but bad things happen to all of us from time…

1. Wearing my favorite sweaters, enjoying the chilly nights and mornings, seeing all of the changing colors of the leaves, visiting the Pumpkin Patch, and playing the piano with the…

1. The last meal I had at a restaurant was teriyaki chicken, rice, and potstickers, accompanied by good lunchtime conversation with a colleague. 2. Shopping is something I intensely dislike.…

1. I love springtime in Northern California. 2. Cranberry scones and cinnamon-raisin bagels are foods I love to eat for breakfast. 3. It seems I’m always searching for evidence –…

1. Tonight I saw Oprah’s interview of Thomas Beatie, the transgender man from Oregon who is now pregnant. 2. “Sway” by the Pussycat Dolls makes me wanna dance! (“Shall We…

1. The return of spring is so exciting! 2. Strawberry fields forever, of course. 3. Bailey’s sounds like it would taste delicious!

1. Contact may cause severe allergic reaction. 2. The parties hereto do mutually agree to dismiss any and all claims each has against the other with no admission by any…

1. I’m looking forward to getting together with our best friends for BigBob’s birthday next week. 2. I don’t handle laziness very well.. 3. Mexican food is something I could…

1. Snowdrops are best seen from afar. 2. I’m going to Fresno today. 3. “Late for the Sky” by Jackson Browne is a song whose lyrics have meaning to me.…