Short Stories and Stuff

Bits and pieces that do not fit anywhere else

Not a Twit…

The sky looks angry.  I’m new to Twitter and am trying to learn to update from my smart phone.  There are days when I think my phone is smarter than I am–most days in fact.  The sky looks angry was my first attempt at tweeting...

Good Fences Good Neighbors Make

There’s a song that says, “God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.” I can agree that people are crazy. I’ve always operated on the concept that all people are basically good. Everybody has something to offer if you will just give them...

Drive-Bys

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS MY VERSION OF TODAY. I had a drive-by appraisal appointment today.It was quite interesting.Normally, a drive-by appraisal involves taking a picture of the street and the front of the house, makes a few notes, and drive-off.However, today the house was not visible...

The Gas Tank

Finally, we have bitten the bullet and taken on a car payment for a gently worn car. Of course, it’s not cute, red or convertible (which would probably just scream how old I am seeing as how I couldn’t possibly have afforded something like that...

Daffodils!

By Nithya Shanti A story that could inspire you for the rest of your life…Several times my daughter had telephoned to say,”Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over.”I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to...

My Rock Pile

A new year. It’s really hard to believe. 2008 passed by so quickly. Something I tend to do near the beginning of every year is to review my rock pile. It has a lot of rocks in it and each one means something special to...

Be An Ostrich

There’s an old myth about ostrich hiding their heads in the sand. I decided to Google this topic one day and found they really don’t hide their heads when the going gets tough. Too bad, it was a nice analogy. In fact, today is one...

Friends

Many times over the years I’ve felt as if I needed a friend. The most memorable time was my senior year in high school. I’d attended the same school up through 11th grade and then my folks moved. A senior in a new school. I...

Raining on the Inside

It’s raining outside. For some reason today, the rain has made me think of an old Amy Grant song that I used to spend hours playing on the piano –it always sounded melancholy to me and fits my mood today perfectly. “Raining On The Inside”...