Happy Riley Day
Happy Riley Day, everyone! One year ago today (July 19), the boyfriend and I brought home a four-month-old bundle of energy who we named Riley. Advertisements
Entropy Took over My Life
I’m writing this on phone via LTE because entropy is slowly but surely taking over my life. Let’s go back in time about 25 hours. No, let’s go back three days to the early warning sign – the sign I didn’t realize was so important. But first, a happy picture of Riley from later in… Read More Entropy Took over My Life
Lost Saturday Mornings
I read an article about failed TV spinoffs that mentioned the Pebbles and Bam-Bam cartoon. Obviously, the correct spelling of Bam-Bam didn’t stick with me and I refuse to use it now. I didn’t view the cartoon as a failure. It’s one of my favorite memories of childhood Saturday mornings. More on that after the… Read More Lost Saturday Mornings
Authors Crew: We Write Stories
The most fulfilling thing I’ve done lately is mentor elementary-school students in creative writing. We focus on writing stories, without worrying about whether it’s a book or a novella or a short story. The kids are enjoying it and I’m loving it. Once every week or every other week, I spend a couple of hours… Read More Authors Crew: We Write Stories
Pay Attention to Yourself
Today, Small Pond brings you its first (and hopefully last) Medical Vocabulary Lesson. The medical phrase for today is Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). A TIA is also known as a mini-stroke. It has the same symptoms as a stroke, but resolves completely without doing any damage to your brain. The transient part means that symptoms… Read More Pay Attention to Yourself
Table Tales: Massive Darkness
If you follow any boardgame groups, the name Massive Darkness is probably familiar to you. It’s from CMON (Cool Mini or Not) and was hugely popular on Kickstarter. They raised over $3.5 million! I backed it and it’s a lot of fun.
28 Days for Reading and Challenges
My January posts have centered on reading, and this one will start the same. But I promise to throw in a few cute Riley pics to entertain you along the way. By the way, you can add another throw pillow and a wallet to the list of destroyed items. In past years, I’ve looked at… Read More 28 Days for Reading and Challenges
