by D. L. Koontz | Apr 24, 2012 | Journal, Tripping Around the Blue Ridge
I journeyed the Blue Ridge from Georgia back to Marpennsylginia this past weekend. Unbeknownst to me, an email went out earlier declaring this past weekend as the date everyone over age 90 from the following states/provinces was to migrate back to the North for the...
by D. L. Koontz | Apr 18, 2012 | Journal, Life Ever-Changing
When the workload is heavy, my mind drifts to “perfect” moments. Those moments usually involve being free of work, sitting in a reclining lawn chair reading a good book, sipping iced tea, and listening to the birds and the wind in the trees. No schedules, no...
by D. L. Koontz | Apr 12, 2012 | Journal, Sense and Nonsense, Significant Others
If you’ve ever seen reruns of the television series Lassie, then you know that little Timmy Martin’s frantic requests for help were generally summarized each week in two utterances by his trusted collie, Lassie, as “Arf, arf.” For example, Timmy would say, “Lassie! Go...
by D. L. Koontz | Apr 9, 2012 | Journal, Life Ever-Changing, Sense and Nonsense
Many years ago, when I was smack-dab in the midst of my workaholic stage — a penchant I inherited from my father — I vacationed with my then-husband and another couple for eight days in Cancun. Prior to the trip my routine each week was thus: 50+ hours as a public...
by D. L. Koontz | Mar 6, 2012 | Journal, Sense and Nonsense
I use a lot of spiral notebooks. One is filled with comical things my son has said through the years. Another logs my eating and exercise routines. (Yeah, that one isn’t used very faithfully.) One is tagged “2009 – Doing One Thing Differently Each...
by D. L. Koontz | Feb 24, 2012 | Journal, Life of a Writer, Sense and Nonsense
When the Farmers Exchange clock on my mantel strikes midnight and I find myself writing a sentence like this one: “Watch out for the tree!” Adriana barked… …well, you know it’s time to get some rest. If you didn’t catch the “Tom Swiftie”...