Joy from Colorado Clouds
I’m not sure when it happened, but at some point in my childhood I developed a fondness for laying on my back and gazing up at clouds as they floated by. There was something mystical and serene about the whole experience. Although I made 27 moves before graduating from high school, many of my childhood years were spent in Colorado, which, in my opinion, has some of the best cloud formations I’ve ever seen. When I was about six or...
Life without an Alarm Clock
It all started several months ago when someone I was dating made the startling revelation they did not use an alarm clock. At first I was dumbfounded; how in the world could anyone function without an alarm clock? To me, this was almost like living without electricity or modern plumbing. The alarm clock was the safety backup mechanism to make sure you got up on time for important appointments etc. I had relied on it for half my life...
Putting the Fun Back into Adult Birthdays
Spankings, cake, candles… and presents! Don’t forget the presents. Oh, and ignore the snide comments about growing older or people who notice gray hair. Was that a new line I’m seeing the mirror? Birthdays seem to arrive faster and faster each year. For a long time I mostly ignored them. Maybe I had a small dinner with a friend or someone I was dating, but that was about it. However, lately I’m developing a new take on birthdays, one...
Astrology
Are you a believer in astrology? I can’t say I’m convinced one way or the other. I’d like to think that I can keep an open mind on most topics. Astrology is one of those in which I could go either way right now. It has a huge historical tradition and following, but at the same time, it has a large portion of society today that think its just bunk. I’m a gemini. My basic profile description is as follows: Typical Geminies are very...
To Buy, or Not to Buy a Smart Phone
I have an older ‘dumb phone.’ At the time I obtained it a couple years ago, I thought it was overkill. It had an MP3 music player and camera built in as well as smart spelling for text messaging. It even had this neat rotating circle of five friends on the main screen. I’ve never used the MP3 music player as I have an iPod for that. I’ve never used the camera because I have a nice digital SLR and honestly have...
Coffee Shops, WiFi and Etiquette
I work out of my house and over the last 19 years, there have been many times where I have not left my residence for days at a time. Over the last few years I’ve tried to make a goal of getting out of the house at lease for a few hours every evening, or trying to run an errand sometime during the day just to get away from my home. Recently a friend of mine suggested I gather up my laptop and head to a local WiFi equipped coffee...