Sharing the World with the Undead
Biographical Musings from the Zombie Jar
Artist unknown. Another slip has been drawn from the biography jar. Favorite magazine? I’ve subscribed to a few, neglected many. My magazines mostly become end table décor. I appreciate “The Economist” because of its global perspective and regular attempts at objectivity. Bias in the news has reached levels that mostly keep me away from domestic news sources.… Read More
I look to my left and see Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, a stuffed animal with a cute red ribbon around his neck. He always sits on that book, centered in the window of my parent’s cabin. Another Rudolph rests on a shoebox to the side of the window. My mom likes Rudolphs. We write so many… Read More
The granddaughter is glued to the world cup. I glance over now and then, stopping to focus at times. My mom and dad talk to each other across the cabin, oblivious. Mom is watching now, because the game happens to be there. If the game were a cooking show, she would be watching that. She wanders away.… Read More
I’m still in Mineral and my dad is about to paint the porch. It’s supposed to get up to 90 today. Dad was born in 1926. The guy had a pacemaker put in not that long ago. He’s also blind. This is the damndest plan. But I am clueless how to derail the train. When… Read More
If anyone has noticed the blog’s sudden dormancy, I wish to say that I have not given up the journal. I am simply in Tacoma. In Tacoma, one must travel to Starbucks or another internet friendly site to find the portal to cyberspace. My phone provides a weak link, as I burn through minutes like a Santa… Read More
“List each of your aunts and uncles and tell one thing about each of them,” the slip of paper says. Yesterday I did blood relatives. Today I’ll tackle the spouses. I’ll also recommend family reunions. Whether you are journaling or not, I strongly recommend to readers that they put together a family reunion if feasible. After… Read More
Uncle Eddie and cousins Melodi, Carol, Dustina and Jessica at a reunion. “List each of your aunts and uncles and tell one thing about each of them,” the slip of paper says. Hmmm. My grandparents were rather prolific and I’m not sure about reader interest here in my family members, but the paper has spoken.… Read More
Intro: Were there any events — world, local or personal that changed your life? The dairy princess activities must fall in this category, a series of little events that probably changed a natural introvert into a pseudo-extrovert. If you keep throwing a little girl out into social situations, eventually she’ll learn how to talk to… Read More
OK, guys — here’s your trivia question for the day: Who is this Star Trek character? Continuing with yesterday’s question: Are there any events — world, local or personal that changed your life? I’d have to throw in the airing of the original Star Trek. In a sense, Star Trek did not take me anyplace… Read More
I almost put this slip back. “Too big,” I thought, “not to mention too personal.” But how do you write a biography without getting personal? The size of this task could be daunting. I see my life as a factor tree and I am well out onto some branch or another, other paths left long… Read More
