I listened to my friend Kim talk for about an hour this morning about one of those major dilemmas we all face occasionally. Not that you or I have ever faced the exact same dilemma she is up against this morning, just that we all face cruddy situations of one sort or another. It’s one of those tough spots that… Read More
I’m dressed! Are you? To be real honest, I’m just dressed for my morning walk right now, but as soon as I get home from that I will get dressed for the day. Most days I work in my home office and don’t go anywhere at all. So why get dressed, you might ask. Isn’t one of the benefits of… Read More
Yes, it is Not So Wordy Wednesday and those are indeed words, lots of words, you see as you scroll down this page. But they’re not my words… I’ll keep my words to a minimum as usual on Wednesdays and let Mary Kassian take the floor. What she has to say in this post (copied with permission) is profound and… Read More
Today I’m celebrating and I invite you to celebrate with me! This is my 100th post on Off the Beaten Path, and I’m tooting my own horn by giving away two great prizes to two lucky commentors. One of them could be you! I know for some folks it is traditional to post 100 facts about themselves on their blog… Read More
You know those directions for high altitude cooking on your box of brownie mix? Well those are there for folks like me who live above 4,500 feet altitude. We’re at somewhere around 4,600 feet. Many people find that hard to believe, considering we live in the desert of Arizona. But sure enough, we live in the high desert – as… Read More
Yesterday was not a good day. Starting with the sick doggie (who is better, but still not back to normal), things went south before I’d even had my coffee (which I’m back on, obviously). I’ll spare you the details of my cruddy day and jump right to the final straw. I’d already dealt with dog issues (literally), financial issues (also… Read More