I don’t like the sounds of that!

I don’t like the sounds of that!

The very sounds of some words conjure up images of the thing being described. One such word, to me, is ‘insidious.’ I can almost hear the shiver-inducing hiss of a snake slithering its way into places where it is not welcome (as in anywhere within a five-mile radius...
Pants on fire

Pants on fire

A Definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again, while expecting different results. Of course, no reader of this note is insane. Of course not! Perish the thought! Who could even think such a thing? And yet, do we have a high tolerance level of...
You can’t get there from here

You can’t get there from here

“If I could be any tree in the ground I wanna be a tree where the birds hang around, ‘cause everybody needs to be loved and I’m no exception. I was born to reject rejection. If I could be any bird that I choose, I wanna be a bird with a nest you would use, ‘cause...
Like water off a duck’s back

Like water off a duck’s back

I’ve not heard of parents having to train children to be disobedient or selfish or prideful.  There are no courses in school on how to cheat, or steal or lie or side-step guilt by blaming someone else. Nobody gives instruction on how to exclude others from the clique....
No choir robes needed here

No choir robes needed here

I grew up in a strictly no-pets household. My father wouldn’t tolerate one anywhere around our 25-acre property. My mother wouldn’t stand for one to be in her house. That pretty much took care of that issue. My sister, Faye, despite the odds, became a dog mom, the...