One of my favorite movies is Albert Brooks’ (one of my favorite Woody Allen-style writer/ actor/directors) Defending Your Life. It’s sort of a complicated plot but there’s one scene thrown in that’s pure slapstick fun … showing a movie reel, essentially, of all the ridiculously stupid things main character Daniel Miller has done throughout his … Continue reading Rescuing Piglet
Hey blog readers, Life has been getting in the way of me writing/sharing blogs with you the past couple of weeks, which I'm pretty frustrated about! I'm coming off a rough patch, most notably with our cat Lucy suddenly becoming diabetic again. Endless trips to the vet, tears and fears have filled the last week … Continue reading So many blogs, not enough time!
You know how sometimes the most difficult situations can turn into gifts in disguise? I recently got the gift of time, in the form of 18 days between jobs. It may not sound like a lot, but I realized I have NEVER, EVER taken that many consecutive days off in my entire career. Just like … Continue reading 18 days
Sorry, “Breaking News’ is an overstatement to get your attention (lol). I just wanted to update you all on a few of my blog posts last year … Carrying Steve Irwin’s legacy forward Last September, I wrote a tribute to my wildlife hero Steve Irwin, who died Labor Day weekend more than a decade ago. … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS!
I interrupt my regularly scheduled blog for a brief commercial announcement. My cats Lucy, William and I just want to give a great big shout-out to chewy.com. And it's because their customer service is 'nowhere near crappy.' Let me explain ... I went to a seminar a few years back where the speaker was proclaiming … Continue reading Shout out to chewy
I have a theory that if you don't like cats, you don't know them. My current family's connection (obsession?) with cats can be traced back to 1978, when my childhood family 'replaced' me with a Blue Point Siamese to keep my teenage brother company when I was away at college. We were never allowed animals … Continue reading Cat crazy
