by skimhenson | Jan 21, 2011 | balance
The conversation went something like this … Me: If it sounds like birds under my hood, what could it be? Spouse: I don’t know. Me: So, is it okay to drive it? Spouse: Probably. Me: There wouldn’t really be birds under there. I’d hate to…well, you know. Spouse:...
by skimhenson | Jan 17, 2011 | dog tales, love and grace
If there’s such a thing as a furry soul mate, Savannah is mine. She’s a mixed black lab with pretty mismatched eyes, and she belongs to our daughter and her fiancé. At first I missed this whole bonding thing we had going on. In fact, Savannah aggravated me a lot...
by skimhenson | Jan 13, 2011 | letting go
I’m not talking about a child’s handprints like you might surmise from the title, but my own dirty fingers – the ones that typed on the wrong keys and, oh, my … I wouldn’t think of repeating the word that ended up smack dab in the middle of my laptop...
by skimhenson | Jan 10, 2011 | book reviews and interviews
Donn Taylor led an Infantry rifle platoon in the Korean War, served with Army aviation in Vietnam and worked with air reconnaissance in Europe and Asia. Afterwards, he completed a PhD degree at The University of Texas and taught English literature at two liberal arts...
by skimhenson | Jan 6, 2011 | about me
Here are 2010’s highlights, brought to you by WordPress.com who sends an end-of-the-year report all about blogging. My favorite from the report said “Visitors came searching, mostly for quiet…” More highlights ~...