Author Archives: onesanevoice

Bowing to Royalty at the Crownpoint Rug Auction

Posted on March 17, 2009 by onesanevoice

When we first got married, Husband opened my eyes to Native American art and culture.  I’ve written before about our trips to Arizona and New Mexico, especially in Going to Gallup, and how reverential we feel toward the Navajo way.  We’ve … Continue reading →

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When I say we were out west, I mean way out

Posted on March 13, 2009 by onesanevoice

On our latest vacation to Arizona and New Mexico, Husband and I stopped to visit friends of ours from New York who had recently relocated to a town outside Phoenix.  They are a lovely couple, good-hearted and well meaning, and … Continue reading →

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Blacktop Battleground

Posted on March 9, 2009 by onesanevoice

Husband and I just took another vacation out in Arizona and New Mexico.  We have a great time on these road trips, and frequently rent a motorcycle for a day or two to explore scenic routes and do our version … Continue reading →

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Home Grown Pain

Posted on March 5, 2009 by onesanevoice

Events have been known to conspire in a way that bends our memory to their will.  Twenty years ago this week, an unspeakable murder took place in the quiet suburban town we had just moved into.  While Son and Daughter … Continue reading →

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You’re Not Who You Think

Posted on March 1, 2009 by onesanevoice

We received an automated phone message the other morning from the fraud division of Citibank, the provider of our MasterCard.  The voice gave instructions for us to call a certain number if we had not just attempted to charge thousands … Continue reading →

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It’s All in the Details

Posted on February 25, 2009 by onesanevoice

Son called yesterday to see if he could come over in the evening and use our washing machine.  He already bought one of his own, but it arrived damaged, and now he’s waiting for P.C. Richard to wow him with … Continue reading →

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Chimped Out

Posted on February 21, 2009 by onesanevoice

People are nuts and they make their pets nuts, especially when they insist on acting as if their animals are human.  Here on the East Coast, we had the latest illustration of PetLoveGoneMad when a Connecticut chimpanzee named Travis went … Continue reading →

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Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like Hell

Posted on February 16, 2009 by onesanevoice

Back in the 2007 entry In Forward Motion, I wrote about my love/hate relationship with email forwards.  You can never tell how much truth is involved in them and how much urban legend.  For instance, anyone pushing thirty now who once … Continue reading →

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Nicely Sliced

Posted on February 12, 2009 by onesanevoice

Hernia is never the best word to start off a blog entry, but the fact remains that this week was my surgery, the one I told you about in Marooned.  When I had the C-sections for my kids 20+ years ago, … Continue reading →

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Proceed straight to the writer’s block then turn left

Posted on February 8, 2009 by onesanevoice

The area I live in has a large, active Writer’s Guild, and I attended a meeting the other night for the first time.  It’s hard to say what was holding me back for so many years because I consider myself … Continue reading →

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