Category Archives: The Sunshine State

Where it’s too hot to think straight…

No more bananas for you…

Ah ha…you’re bananas, lady photo by Saucy Salad via flickr I can waste time like a cat on a hot Sunday afternoon. I swear to all that is holy, I have just spent three hours reading this damn blog looking … Continue reading

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Ten books and then some…

There’s this thing going around Facebook. I don’t usually do things that go around Facebook. But this one was about books. This book will be in my heart…forever Photo by Liz Rambles via Flickr Here were the rules: In your … Continue reading

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The joy of curmudgeonry…

What the…Tom? Is that you? Photo by teresatrimm via Flickr Today was the day I was going to list thirty things I’m thankful for–as a tribute to Thanksgiving. Friends and acquaintances on Facebook have been listing things they’re grateful for … Continue reading

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“Haters gonna hate”…it’s what they do…

Photo by Brilhasti1 via Flickr A long time ago, on the Internet, in a Zumba instructors’ forum, there was this whiny little wanker who would stir up trouble nearly everywhere he went. And one day, he created a thread to … Continue reading

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Sexual behavior does not define worth…

Could we just stop defining a woman’s worth by her sexual behavior already? Photo by The Alieness GiselaGiardino via Flickr Two things set me off again this week: Bob Marley and some woman with a blog. You remember when I … Continue reading

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Husbands can be useful…

He’s got my back; whether he knows it or not. Photo by rikkis_refuge via flickr I was in line at the BJ’s Warehouse store the other day and the cashier person asked me if I was an “awards” member. I … Continue reading

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Where death is held more sacred than life…

I love a good cemetery. It’s no surprise to me that in my next two novels (Camelia and JoJo’s Ghost) there will be scenes set in cemeteries. But not the kind I like. Photo by Joel Kramer via Flickr I … Continue reading

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Stop and smell the platitudes…

photo by Marcus Vegas via flickr I pick up trash. I go to one of several local parks almost every weekend with my husband and youngest son and pick up after others who don’t give a shit. True, some of … Continue reading

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I saw the sign, and that’s about it…

    My own personal picture of Two Egg. Do you remember the days when you’d take a long trip in the car and you’d have a huge paperback atlas of maps, big as a newspaper, but thick as a … Continue reading

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The Easter Sunday blood and gore Peeps diorama competition…

The results are in! The first ever Easter Sunday Peeps diorama competition was a raucous test of skill, creative use of trash, and how well we all know our family. Yes, that last one played a very significant role in the … Continue reading

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