MY SPACE

Writers write. Right? Right, but where do we write. Most of the time, I write on my lap while sitting on my sofa. Now, while this is probably not the best thing for my posture, it seems to work very well for my muse. At least until the hounds start a barkin’ and a hollerin’ for a snack, a walk, or some attention. That’s when I run away to my office, my space—the place where a writer is meant to write—a place that I’d like to share with you:

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GOBLINS, GHOULS…and OREOS?

It seems to me that every year retailers begin selling their holiday wares a month earlier than they did the year before. At the rate they are going, by 2020 we’ll be spinning dreidels and decking our halls with holly in June. If it was up to them, they’d probably have us stuffing multi-colored, creme-filled chocolate eggs, gefilte fish, and matzoh balls into the barren cavities of our Thanksgiving Turkeys too,  Continue reading

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I HAVE A DREAM…

… and that dream is to one day experience mankind coming together to celebrate what we have in common rather than to fight over our differences. We all know that much of the world is a crazy mess right now, but there is a lot of good happening too. I am an avid optimist and I do believe that one day my dream will come true, however to do so, Continue reading

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WHEN SH-NIKE HAPPENS…

…things can go incredibly wrong. You could end up needing stitches and a lot of body work in the small span of a mere forty-eight hours like I did.

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DA OW A GA

IMG_1407Since packing up and moving to California eighteen months ago, we’ve often been asked whether we’d ever made it up to Tahoe, which, by the way, is the mispronunciation of da ow a ga, the Native American Washoe words for edge of the lake. Thanks to visiting family, as of last Wednesday, we can finally answer this question with a resounding, Yes!  Continue reading

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FOURSQUARE and SEVEN POUNDS AGO

What words do you associate with the word gym? I immediately think of rock solid six-pack abs, chiseled calves, enough sweat to fill a grain silo, and a mountain of Ibuprofen the size of Everest to relieve muscle pain. Don’t tell my husband, at least not the part about my having noticed all those carved bronze chests and well defined calves. Continue reading

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SINGLE SOCK SUNDAY’S DEBUT

Welcome to the first SINGLE SOCK SUNDAY –  a pictorial collection of adventurous lost soles that have found new mates. Inspired by  WHERE THE LOST SOCKS ARE and the fact that we are OnePeople. May the human race use our single sock images as a template for peace.

I invite you to send your photos to dgweidner [at] gmail [dot] com to be shared with the world on the first Sunday of the month. Please remember we are a ‘G’ rated audience and let me know if you’d rather remain anonymous, otherwise I will supply a link back to you.

Enjoy!

from THE VIC

from THE VIC

MINE

MINE

NIECES AND SISTER

NIECES AND SISTER

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A SIX WORD MEMOIR

I LEAPED – I SLEPT – Dang! Intercept.

In response to the WordPress Weekly Writing Challenge: Reel Talk

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GOING GREEN

clubbingWe’ve all been there. You go out for a meal with family, friends, a new lover, a blind date, or your co-workers. In the interest of eating something a bit healthier than the deep-fried buffalo wings and sweet potato fries shrieking your name from the menu, you plug your ears, swallow hard, and choose something green – Continue reading

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THE CASE OF THE MISSING DUMP

imagesWarning: this blog entry may be in some ways extremely graphic with regard to the digestive system of the canis domesticus. This advisory does not apply to anyone between the ages of eight and twelve.

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