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Wayward Sparkles

Stories of this life gone astray

Month: January 2021

Give Me a Head of Hair

May 6, 2021January 13, 2021 by M.L. James

So what should I do with all of the hair not on my head?

Categories Check this out, Existential Questions, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, This Writing Life Tags aging, going bald, hair loss, humor, uses for human hair, women and hair loss 19 Comments

Let it Snow

January 12, 2021January 11, 2021 by M.L. James

Have you ever found your life imitating art?

Categories Check this out, Events in Our Lives, Existential Questions, This Writing Life Tags humor, Ray Bradbury, snow, Texas in winter 6 Comments

Mountain Cedar, My Old Foe!

January 12, 2021January 8, 2021 by M.L. James

Mountain cedar pollen is back in our neck of the woods.

Categories Check this out, Events in Our Lives, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, This Writing Life Tags allergies, feeling grateful, high hopes, historical events, mountain cedar, sinus pressure, thank God it's Friday, whining 5 Comments

Deal or No Deal?

January 7, 2021 by M.L. James

David told me this morning that I’ve cost us something like $80 a month.

Categories Conversations, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, This Writing Life 6 Comments

On Top of the World

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 by M.L. James

If you died up on Mount Everest, would you want your body left there?

Categories Check this out, Existential Questions, This Writing Life Tags "People Also Ask", blog post issues, death on mountains, Etc., existential questions, Freethinkers Anonymous, humor, Inquiring minds, junko tabei, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, paraphimosis, trash on mountains, wonky blog posts, Writer of Words 10 Comments

Smart and Fearless? What!!!

January 5, 2021 by M.L. James

Do you consider yourself smarter or more fearless or do you possess a 50/50 combination of both qualities?

Categories Check this out, Existential Questions, This Writing Life Tags anxiety, existential thoughts and questions, fearless, Freethinkers Anonymous, humor, junko tabei, mountainclimbing, smart, telomeres 8 Comments

New Year’s Eve Dinner…A Few Day’s Late

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021 by M.L. James

I made Aunt Frankie’s Cherry Pie on Sunday. I think I was supposed to make that at Christmas, just like the banana nut loaves. Oh well, better late than never.

Categories Check this out, Events in Our Lives, Recipes Tags Aunt Frankie's Cherry Pie, baking, banana nut bread, black-eyed peas, cherry pie recipe, cooking, family history, New Year's Eve Dinner, pie, traditions 8 Comments

2021: And So It Begins

January 1, 2021 by M.L. James

Whatever may come, I’m going to start in a grateful state of mind and stay there as long as I can. I hope you join me.

Categories Events in Our Lives, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, The Challenge Tags 2021, Buddy and Birdie, grateful, New Year 13 Comments
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