Copyright (c) 2011 by Danny L. McMillin Ghosts aren’t always ghosts. Sometimes they are time travelers. Or we are because we’re talking with them. Or something. Let me explain. What I don’t know about ghosts could fill volumes. What other people think they know about ghosts could fill even more. So here’s what I […]
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How A Simple Thanks Will Pop Your Business
I just bought dishes from Crate & Barrel. It’s not the first time I’ve purchased from them. It sure has heck won’t be the last. I like the value of their products. You can buy inexpensive home products or go nuts for their higher end stuff. I love their Classic Century Dinnerware, designed by a […]
No Jobs Are Menial: America Get to Work Already
Occupy this and protest that, but get to work already. Now, are you going to scream at me or read this article? It’s true, many people are unemployed, can’t get employed, and are suffering. Their children are suffering. Their animals. Many people want to work. They find what they can and are proud to […]
(Not) Meowing for Mizuna: Exploring Greens with Dogs (and a Cat)
Cooking is a skill I apparently lost with menopause—and only miss when I’m hungry. I used to be a great cook. When I say this to friends they always pause, clearly deciding between laughing at what they presumed to be a joke or at what I’d cook, which wouldn’t be. It doesn’t stop me from […]
The Alchemy of Grief: 50 Years Later
In Memoriam: Randall Ray Fritz, July 26, 1947 – November 1, 1961. Years ago, I couldn’t imagine that today would ever occur. Today, it’s been 50 years. What to make of them? In October 1961 my grandparents came out from Montana to visit. My oldest brother, Randy, was sick, in and out of the […]
Phoning Home: What Women Should Do About Obscene Phone Callers
Unfortunately, I think what most women have in common is an obscene phone caller. We’ve either had it happen to us or to someone we know. But I have a new way of dealing with it. Won’t you help? An Obscene Phone Caller Strikes My most recent experience with an obscene phone caller was shocking […]
Choosing Our Way in the New Economy
He didn’t mean to make me smile. He had been loitering by my shopping cart. We were both stocking up on office supplies. I was, as usual, simply exhausted by the choices. Wouldn’t life be easier if we didn’t have so much to choose from? Think about it. I do. A lot. Even choosing a […]
Living on the Planet of Awesome and Forever
I live on the Planet of Awesome and Forever. I have proof. Sometimes my planet is real and physical: I revel in the sun and rain, the dark and stormy, the people and the beings who make me laugh and think while challenging me to be my best, no matter what. Always my planet is […]
How an Eagle Kachina Accidentally Helped Build a Community
My mom loved Southwest art. My dad loved my mom. I loved them. When the eagle kachina dropped into our lives, I was greedily snatching as much time with them as I could, building memories. One day my dad called and said he’d found an art piece for mom. “Not like yours,” he said wryly. […]
Why MY Dogs Aren’t Spoiled–MY Cat Ain’t, Either
Amazing the number of people who scowl and tell me I’m spoiling my animal family. It flummoxes me. These people, ‘the complainers,’ don’t just turn up their noses at me and my kids. They’re rude about disapproving of people (like me) who treat our animal family as something more than discardable toys, and in public […]