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About S.

Reader, writer, talker, knitter, picture taker, tennis player, music lover, Southerner.

Your Daily God

Do people really ever look up at the sky at night and see the stars, so many light years away, burning so bright, and say to somebody, “Our God is an awesome God”? I’m not saying he (or she) isn’t … Continue reading

Posted in Ash Wednesday, baptists, God, godson, Lent, Miracles | 3 Comments

Meetings

I hate them. When I was little, I liked to play Meeting, because my daddy went to them, and I thought it was terribly grown up to Go To Meetings. Now I’m grown up and I know from years of … Continue reading

Posted in being okay, innards, Meetings | 1 Comment

Andrew

My head hurts. But I just ran into my friend Andrew at the grocery store during lunch, and that makes anything that’s wrong just a little better. I’ve known him since he was a baby, just about 24 hours old, … Continue reading

Posted in Andrew, beef jerky, freezer locker, good kids, Star Provisions, whimsical | 2 Comments

Writing is easy.

You just stare at a piece of paper until blood comes out of your pores.

Posted in blood, easy things to do, pores, writing | 1 Comment

Jinkies!

I bought a bike today. In case there’s any question, I bought a bicycle, not a motorcycle. I’ve been trying to decide whether to join a gym or get a bike, but the bare truth is that if I have … Continue reading

Posted in bicycle chain, Electra Townie, Intown Bikes | 4 Comments

Once upon a long, long time ago…

…a gentleman I was having relations with sent me an email one morning that read, “I saw you at Kroger last night.” I responded, “You did? Why didn’t you say something?” He said, “I nodded.” He was confused when I … Continue reading

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Erk.

I knit. A lot. I  used to pull out about as much as I had knitted, because I cannot stand a mistake. I don’t do that as much as I used to, because with much practice has come some small … Continue reading

Posted in frogging, K2TOG, Knitting, mistakes | 1 Comment

Things I have already thought today, in no particular order

That’s a lot of tan for one person. I wonder if she gets her skin checked. Probably not. Dark hose, light shoes: wrong. I did not know that Liz and Evan were related. I would like some quiche. Why is … Continue reading

Posted in bad drivers, Fake tan, Natalie Munroe, skin check | 7 Comments

I can’t see.

I’ve worn glasses or contacts since third grade, so it’s not like it’s a surprise I can’t see, but it’s a surprise that I’m also far-sighted now. Presbyopia, they call it. They tell me it’s because of my age. I’m … Continue reading

Posted in contacts, glasses, middle-aged, presbyopia, reading glasses, vision | 2 Comments

$15 a cup?!

Saturday I had to go to the mall to get my iPad looked at at the Genius Bar. While on my way to the Genius Bar, I was waylaid at Teavana to sample some of their Delicious Tea. It was … Continue reading

Posted in Genius Bar, just browsing, ridiculously expensive, shoes, tea, Teavana, tragically hip | 7 Comments