Today I am thankful for all of this rain that we continue to be showered with in Texas. As a life long Texan, begrudgingly so, I have experienced many weather extremes, but the worst would be our most recent drought. It was, by far, the worst Texas has experienced and surpassed the record drought of the ’50’s. That drought put in place all of the reservoirs and lakes that were built in order to survive another and it was the first time that plan was tested. Most of the lakes and all of the reservoirs were dry, and all of Texas looked ominous and resembled the desert plains of west…

As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, I am constantly reminded of the good in this world, and in the most unusual place- my online world. You guys have given me so much more than I ever expected; you guys surprise me. Today I am thankful for you; so thank you for giving me your time, your kindness and good energy.

This week is going to hopefully be less chaotic than most, but that is most likely a pipe dream. This much I do know, tomorrow I will be at the Elle King concert in Austin at Stubbs, which is surprisingly exciting for me. I am not a big LIVE music fan, truth be told. I could honestly do without. The sound is too loud, I cannot hear one word that is being screamed into the mic, the people are obnoxious and I really do not want to stand for every song except for three. However, my opinions are my own and most do not share in my distaste of LIVE…

For several days now everyone has been talking about a “cold front” that will be blowing through Texas this week and I just had to laugh each time. It has been in the 90’s again and a cold front did not seem likely, but cooler temps were definitely desired. This morning I woke up to wind beating the house and fall-like weather. In other words, it is not 90 degrees, there is an ominous cast with leaves blowing about and Tyson barking because mother nature is yelling at him. Days with a dreary spirit and clean air make me happy. If this is the Texas cold front the weatherman has…

Do you know what annoys me more than the misuse of the word “y’all”? It is when someone who is so adamant about verbally correcting people on their grammar, in front of others, but cannot write a correct sentence and does not know where the goddamn apostrophe goes in a word they choose to use. A made up word, mind you! It is not a proper form of english, and if you are going to go out of your way to publicly correct someone as though you are superior, then you should goddamn know where to place the comma, apostrophe, and how to use a fucking semi-colon. The apostrophe goes…

A baby elephant was tortured and forced to perform tricks until he was rescued by a sanctuary. While at the rescued home, a park staffer took a special interest in caring for the little fella, thus becoming the eles BFF for life. So precious are the souls of elephants. The human BFF was taking a dip in a river when the baby ele saw him and thought he was in trouble and he rushed into the river and saved him! Click this link, if you want to see the heroic save for yourself. lol.

This post is for Dwwindsor, and for anyone else who reads my blog. lol. Kismet [kiz-mit, -met, kis-] noun 1. fate; destiny.   It is in the dictionary and that makes kismet a real, factual existence of a word. Yeah, just don’t think about what I just typed. Here is what I know: sometimes things happen in life and they are just meant to be. Such as you residing in Ohio, which is perfect. It would not be Perfect Ohio if you were not there, and you would not be there if you were in New Jersey. Making Ohio nothing more than the Buckeye state. Yes? Okay then, it is kismet. You…

I love the smell of horses and the sound of roosters crowing while enjoying a nice breeze on a fall day. I enjoy finding waterfalls at the most unexpected places and the sound of water hitting rocks that have been molded into different shapes over the years from erosion and nature. A happy hour with good friends, on the deck, while we watch butterflies and hummingbirds suckle on bushes and vines. The smell of perfume and the sound of a crackling fire while roasting marshmallows and laughing well into the early morning. Happiness is stargazing in a sleeping bag and waking up to a beautiful day, while enjoying coffee brewed…