scoey's conundrum

Woke up this morning to the joyous celebration that always accompanies a ‘Snow Day” – meaning the promised snowfall had not fallen short of expectations, 7 the prayers of my 3 children (& kids all over Reno,) had been answered. Stayed in bed for a few extra minutes; seemed the right thing to do, considering [...]

The longer I live, the more I think that the whole “coloring inside the lines” thing is over-rated. Some of the best pictures I ever did didn’t even have clear lines to color inside. Seems like life is a lot like that. Either the lines are in all the wrong places for where I think [...]

Finally, at long last, the promised retreat is here. And it’s not just me. It’s TheMoses & Brother Ben…
Contemplation. Soil. Reading books. Quiet. Hang-time. At St. Clairvaux.
Be back Thursday-ish.
Tschüss!

NOTE: This is not a rant addressing the Constitutionality or lack thereof of the IRS, &/or any federal/state taxing entity. That’s a topic for the politicians to rant about in this wonderful election year that we’re only 9 months away from being done with. Barring another Florida. But I digress…
Every year, as soon as January [...]

It’s dedicated to Brint, as I believe that he may be the one to most appreciate it. Howevuh, for those of us that need a little lift: here’s to you, sci-fi fans of the multiverse…

One of the things that was a highlight of the trip was the food – the Bean took quite a few pictures to digitally capture many of the culinary masterpieces we had the good fortune of devouring.Simply put, the presentation, color, & texture made the food look almost too pretty to eat. Almost, says I, [...]

One of the things that we really wanted to see on our visit to Roma was the Vatican City – & in it, the Sistene Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica. We went on Sunday afternoon & found out that everything in the Vatican City closes in the early afternoon, because there is very little (if [...]

One of the regrets that I have from our trip is that we didn’t have the cord needed to upload photos. So, I’m going to be posting some of my favorites from our trip. Beings as I’m a history buff, it should be no surprise-ah that I am starting in Roma. Please bear with [...]

The pic is of baby Inka – the 2nd daughter of our hosts Martin & Sandra… providing eye-candy & a point of interest to distract you from the musings of a jet-lagged scoeyd…
Bloggers to the left of me. Bloggers to the right. In front. Behind. Stopping their blogging – temporarily. Or permanently. I understand why. [...]

we are off to a good day, having spent it with Johannes, eating breakfast with our host Sandra, & of course great bread & rolls. Its absolutely beautiful outside, a little chilly for the Bean’s taste, but hey, what isn’t…
I hope to touch base soon. now we’re off to market. Hooray! Shopping!