Tag Archives: Humor

Misbegotten (mostly) Vegan Me

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Virginia

(or fall down seven times, get up eight!) Whether vegan or not, this post is about choices and willpower (or the lack thereof.) Yes, Virginia was an avid Vegan for three (very long) years. As a long-time vegetarian, my idea … Continue reading →

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snapshots & whatnot: motivational FiSH!

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Virginia

THE SNAPSHOT: Going with the flow @ Two Oceans Aquarium in Capetown, South Africa …& WHATNOT “The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity.  Even a dead fish can go with the flow.”  (Jim Hightower) … or maybe … Continue reading →

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The Utility of Futility

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Virginia

“All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.” Chaung-Tzu Ever have one of those days? A few weeks ago, I had one. Early one morning when my brother took me across … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Virginia

Yesterday morning when I told my brother that home-made mashed potatoes were on our dinner menu, I added, “Shere (our big sis) makes the best mashed potatoes. My mashed potatoes are never as good as hers.” Dwight immediately quipped, “Practice … Continue reading →

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..a fish out of water…

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Virginia

“The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity.  Even a dead fish can go with the flow.”  (Jim Hightower) … or maybe not. Wherever you’re swimming in the rivers of life, if at times it’s tough going upstream … Continue reading →

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Dinner Impossible: people, pleasure & …PASSION!

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Virginia

In the U.S. this week everyone is gearing up for the Thanksgiving holiday by giving thanks & thinking about FOOD.  Perusing cookbooks for new recipes, dusting off trusted family favorites… compiling menus whilst contemplating how to please everyone?   Answer: many … Continue reading →

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a mardi gras of CHOCOLATE ! CHOCOLATE! CHOCOLATE!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Virginia

…and so it begins.  Wait! Not yet… … one more sip of decadently delish dark chocolate… So, for real, tomorrow is ASH WEDNESDAY.  Which means?  LENT BEGINS. Which means? NO MORE CHOCOLATE FOR 40 DAYS (if you, like me, give … Continue reading →

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…lost &…FOUND(!)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Virginia

ok, so you know what it’s like to lose something? or misplace something for a Very Long Time?   It happens.  But isn’t it just So Very Joyful when you find what you’ve lost & have been missing?  Yippee! Yiaaayye! Yahooaye! … Continue reading →

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Three Wise Women ??!?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Virginia

On Sunday we celebrated Epiphany commemorating the Three Wise Men as they followed the star from their distant land to find Jesus in Bethlehem (@ 2 yrs after His birth…) But, what would have happened if there had been Three … Continue reading →

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