No Account Mule, Kickin’ on a Tin Can

February 4th, 2009 at 5:22 pm » Comments (14)

Oh, please tell me that I’m not the only one who knows where the title of this post comes from.  When I started this Thursday Thirteen, the words came to my mind in a flash.  I’m not sure what that says about me, other than I’m old-ish, perhaps a little square, or maybe just bit [...]


Thursday Thirteen: Lulu’s Loot from Germany

October 29th, 2008 at 7:49 pm » Comments (22)

So I did a little shopping while I was in Germany.  But not too much, y’all, because my suitcase weighed 45.3 pounds before I left the U.S., so there wasn’t much wiggle room as far as stashing lots of loot…literally and monetarily.  Mainly I was on the hunt for postcards and brochures that I can splice [...]


Thursday Thirteen: A T-Shirt Anthology

September 24th, 2008 at 9:39 pm » Comments (11)

Do you know how I have this mild obsession with collecting salt and pepper shakers?  And angels?  And fourth-grade valentines?  And refrigerator magnets? 
No?  Well, um, I believe that my 19-year old son, Gus, has inherited the same evil, obsessive collector-type gene.  Of course, it could also be the impulsive-shopper gene, or the pack-rat gene, or [...]


Thirteen Things Lulu will be doing on Florida’s Gulf Coast

August 27th, 2008 at 2:08 pm » Comments (15)

 
Tomorrow, I’m heading off for the Gulf Coast of Florida for a little R&R for the Labor Day weekend.  This is our annual trip (the 10th) that GR and I take with my uncle (G-Money) and aunt (Jude), along with Jude’s sister (KT) and her husband, Mr. Sandman.  For the past 9 years, we’ve been [...]