New Experiences | steadily skipping stones

Oct 4

Disney Vacation

I can hardly believe that exactly one month ago, I was in the middle of a Disney Vacation. Time flies when you’re…old.

Thankfully, you’re never too old for Disney World.

I’ve been wanting to write about it, because it was such a fabulous time, but I got sick just before we came home. And then I kept being sick and not doing much by way of writing, then time slipped by faster and faster. Now, I’m faced with another problem about getting older: although my enthusiasm for the subject is just as bright and shiny, my memories are not. They are becoming rather fuzzy, in fact, on the finer details. But I did take a ton of pictures, so I’m going to share a few of those with you. You can pretend this is the seventies and you’re sitting on my couch watching vacation slides. Aren’t you the lucky ones? continue reading…

Aug 24

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My Totally Inconsequential Earthquake Experience

For those of you who are used to earthquakes, you’ll just have to bear with me. I live in Virginia and we’re simply not accustomed to that kind of thing. I was in my thirties before I experienced my first quake, a lowly 3.1 or something. And that was soon enough for me. That measly little three-pointer would have lasted me a lifetime. Think 100 by 100. An interesting thing to experience, but I was in no hurry for it. continue reading…

Aug 22

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You like me! You really like me!

I have been called plenty of names in my life. And some of them were even nice. I was recently called a Versatile Blogger by thesinglecell, who is a smart, talented, funny, insightful and all around wonderful human being. And I really, truly, honestly mean that, from the depths of my bloggy little heart. continue reading…

Jul 9

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I’m with the Band!

I love the nightlife. I like to boogie.

Okay, not really. But if I did, I figured I’d be out of luck in Fredericksburg. I mean, we don’t get a lot of action around here. This isn’t New York City, after all; we roll up our streets at 10pm. But it used to be eight, so there’s progress for ya.

Wasn’t I just reminiscing and mooning over the lost simplicity of my little old home town? Wasn’t I just waxing nostalgic for the way it was? Some people are just never satisfied.

Sure we have ten times more restaurants and shopping centers than we did when I was a kid. But I perceive our growth as sprawl: getting ever wider, without moving up. Despite all the development, it’s still so…mundane. Where’s the vibrancy? Where’s the fun? *sigh* This town is so boring.