Category Archives: Life Observations

Rewriting

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Linda Andrews

I love mysteries. And the queen of mysteries is Agatha Christie. Naturally, when one of Dame Christie’s mysteries are remade I’ll watch it. Such was the case this last weekend with the amazon prime series Ordeal by Innocence. I had … Continue reading →

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Missed it

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Linda Andrews

It rained last night. It’s actually rained the last several nights in a row. I know this because when I walk outside with the dog, the vehicles, trees, and streetlamps have wet outlines on the pavement. Occasionally, there are even … Continue reading →

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Is This How It Ends

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Linda Andrews

I have Netflix. I watched it. I had to. I love end of the world scenarios. And I admit that for the most part it was a darn good story. But then it ended. Not an end, really. You know, … Continue reading →

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A Little Help If You Please

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Linda Andrews

So, my brain squirreled the other day, and I’d like some input. You see I had a thought. An odd thought, but still a thought that is eating at the back of my consciousness like a tumor. Here’s the situation: … Continue reading →

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Friday Futurecast: Islands

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Linda Andrews

Sometimes, it takes a sarcastic comment to really drive an idea home. A coworker of mine tried to introduce panic into a roomful of scientists by commenting on the current ‘Strawmaggedeon’ in California. Only a complete and utter moron would … Continue reading →

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The Fear is Real

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Linda Andrews

In Phoenix, we are in the midst of the monsoon season. Twice a year, winter and late summer, we get our annual rainfall. The last few monsoons have been lamentably dry but this summer we are getting rain. Rain is … Continue reading →

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Fire and Water

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Linda Andrews

The saga continues… So we looked up on Wikihow for directions to change the burned out bulb in out spa. Hmmm. We ignored them. Mostly. And it was a good thing we did because the extra cord in the spa … Continue reading →

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When One Becomes Two

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Linda Andrews

We went on vacation last week, and, apparently, the house is jealous of us spending money on ourselves. Which means: something had to break. In this case, we thought it was the pool pump that went bad. It happens. Around … Continue reading →

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Travels through Colorado

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Linda Andrews

Last week, we drove up the center of Colorado on the way to Denver. It was a beautiful drive, but sadly many of the pine trees were killed by the bark beetle. In some placed whole mountains were covered in … Continue reading →

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It’s that time of year

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Linda Andrews

Back to school shopping. I know I don’t have school-age children but this is the time when I buy all my multi-colored pens for editing. Yes, I do at least 2 edits on paper. The purple ones are used first, … Continue reading →

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