Whimsy

July 20, 2012

Oh, The Places I Run

Running is about places, the places I run. Yes, certainly, running is about physical conditioning or mileage or racing or losing weight or setting goals or […]
July 19, 2012

Susan-isms by the Dozen

  When we were just getting started, CJ and I served our apprenticeships with Sue Thompson, the owner of HomeTown Realtors in Auburn, California. Most of […]
June 23, 2012

Buddha, Won’t You please Come Home?

Part 1.  The Secret Trail There’s a secret trail near my home at Lake of the Pines, California.  Dharma and I run there often because it’s […]
June 5, 2012

Recipe for Skunk Juice

No, I don’t mean this is a recipe for cooking skunk!  This is the recipe for getting skunk spray off your dog–or yourself.  It would also […]
June 3, 2012

The Most Important Blog

Four days ago I completed the Real Estate Tomato “Thirty One Blogs in Thirty One Days” challenge.  I wrote exactly thirty-one blogs in a systematic one-blog-a-day routine (no […]
May 25, 2012

Solar Panels, Well Pumps, Poets, and Lumbermen

(Yesterday, I was out in the country on a home inspection.  The water well was being tested for yield and quality.  I love wells, and write about them often, Mother […]
May 1, 2012

31 Blogs in 31 Days

Starting today I am stepping up to the Real Estate Tomato Challenge:  write 31 blogs in 31 days. So far, so good. What, you ask, is Real […]
February 4, 2012

How to NOT Sell Your Home

Sixteen Ways to Make Sure Your House Will NOT Sell 16. List it for more than its true value. 15. List it as a 4 bedroom […]
December 4, 2011

Rain Gear

Start your run in the rain. Avoid getting your feet wet. Dodge puddles. Try to run on the side of the path that has become a […]