Category Archives: Life Observations

Brenda Novak’s Auction for a Cure for Diabetes

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Linda Andrews

Hi all, Me and a bunch of authors are taking part in Brenda Novak’s Auction for a cure for diabetes. This is what I contributed to, but check it out. You may find other things to bid on for this … Continue reading →

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Knowledge is Power and Sometimes a Bit Gross

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Linda Andrews

Language is a living thing. It evolves and changes with every generation. Sometimes a new word is created out of acronyms like ASAP, FUBAR and SNAFU. Other times, words are given new meaning, ie computer which referred a person not … Continue reading →

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Making a List and Checking it Twice

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Linda Andrews

Santa makes lists—one for naughty kids and one for the nice. I’m sure he checks it more than twice. The first time I ever encountered them was at my first environmental laboratory job. Lists were used to communicate what needed … Continue reading →

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Are You Talking to Me?

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Linda Andrews

I don’t make my living with words (yet). I make it mixing chemicals together and praying that things don’t go boom! Seriously it could happen. I could make it happen. Um, wait, this is a public blog. I would NEVER … Continue reading →

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A Rite of Spring

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Linda Andrews

As most of the country is beginning to defrost, those of us in the Valley of the Sun are wondering if we blinked and missed winter. Not that I’m complaining. The temperatures are only in the upper 80s or low … Continue reading →

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The Consensus of Bad

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Linda Andrews

Spoiled bad, not the hip bad or the moral judgment. You know the one– Where you take a sip of putrid milk, gag and spit it out then offer it to your loved one and ask if it tastes bad … Continue reading →

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A Pain in My…

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Linda Andrews

Head. Yes, I woke up with a flaming migraine. Flaming you ask? Yep, I get lightning bolts. In my peripheral vision. Jagged lines of blue and yellow that appear as i get tunnel vision. Then there’s the nausea and fever. … Continue reading →

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The Fades

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Linda Andrews

I finally finished my manuscript and so decided to take the weekend off to binge on movies and other mindless things. And so while perusing for things, amazon prime reccommended a show called the fades. In it, a 17 year … Continue reading →

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If You Want to Meet Your Neighbors

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Linda Andrews

While the rest of the country is defrosting, we in Arizona have been experiencing record heat. And thanks to a mild winter, we also have record weeds. Given that the neighbors house is for sale, it is also the time … Continue reading →

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An Oldie but a Goodie

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Linda Andrews

Trying to finish up my current WIP, so here’s one of my favorite jokes. The uncomplicated mathematics of political life!! Mathematics:    This comes from 2 math teachers with a combined total of 70 yrs. experience. It has an indisputable … Continue reading →

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