Plates are spinning

You know, this past year has been a little bit like Dating a Dervish. A wild ride filled with highlights, low-lights, deadlines, pressure, exhilaration, joy, and sorrow. There’s no need to detail every event, since most of them are documented here on my site. Suffice it to say, that just over a year ago I was … More Plates are spinning

Love and Hate: Discuss

Time for another episode of “Barrett’s Erratic Ramblings” (I wasn’t going to post this and then I saw the news about the killing at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin.) The growing atmosphere of hatred, bigotry, and selfishness has become almost too toxic to tolerate. It would appear that the lofty, noble principles on which this … More Love and Hate: Discuss

A Tale of Woe and a new tingly announcement Zeke-Freaks

Caught in the morass of “tech services” this week and needing a life-line. Such a deal!  I’m telling you, a tiny kerfuffle with  the WiFi access has incurred the wrath of the Computer-gods. I’ve happily stayed under the radar for years…then I slipped up. As I reported Monday, I spent three hours on the phone with my … More A Tale of Woe and a new tingly announcement Zeke-Freaks

A Long Days Journey

The Author Barrett is gleefully back on the prairie after 12 days on the road. It’s hot, dry, and breezy–but comfortable  inside–PLUS it’s not moving. Sunday the 10th, I set out for Minneapolis with my car loaded with snacks and entertainment. My enthusiasm carried me to Tucumcari and through the corner of Texas and Oklahoma. The … More A Long Days Journey

Excitement in the air

Things are hopping around the Manse this week.(not that you could guess by the picture) Washing machines, vacuuming, suitcases being shuffled, and the requisite visit from the plumber-because-the cooler-ain’t coolin’. All this in preparation for a road trip to the Midwest. Next stop–Minneapolis, MN! Well, not exactly…probably somewhere in sunny Kansas. Eventually, Minnesota for the 8th … More Excitement in the air