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Memories and vignettes, true stories old or recent.
Remote Shell Game
Hi. My name is Jan, and I’m not smart enough to watch television. (Of course, you could say that avoiding television is smarter than watching it, but that’s beside the point.) To be honest, I don’t really think it’s my … Continue reading →
Posted in I Remember When... (my OWN stories)
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Tagged appliance, electronics, funny, humor, internet, Jan C Johnson, media, Netflix, remote control, Rube Goldberg, television
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Curb Your Enthusiasm!
Late last summer, our second Italy bicycle tour was closing in fast. Time to start hitting some hills! So one Saturday, I hopped on Sully and took off for a hilly climbers’ playground neighborhood near Joe Pool Lake. After an … Continue reading →
Posted in I Remember When... (my OWN stories), Thoughts on Two Wheels
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Tagged bicycle, bicycling, bike, crash, derailleur, hill repeats, humor, Jan C Johnson, mechanical, obsolescence, obsolete, road rash
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Processing… Processing…
You know you have an appliance problem when you have to plaster them with notes to yourself. Case in point… When I cook at home, I’m prone to shred fingers along with carrots. My sliced potatoes are like snowflakes: no … Continue reading →
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
I owe a deep apology to my readers. You see, I knew WordPress placed ads in my posts as compensation for my free blog site. But I saw my posts only when I was logged in. Each post looks just … Continue reading →
“Putting Down Roots” — Two Years Later
A bonus Encore edition of a previous post, just in time for Easter. This post first appeared on this blog February 22, 2017. One downside of moving to a new house, no matter how much you like it, is Starting … Continue reading →
Posted in A Page From My Journal, I Remember When... (my OWN stories)
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Tagged bluebonnets, cilantro, daylilies, daylily, death, Easter, garden, Janice C Johnson, ladybug, landscaping, life from death, moving, spring, strawberry, tallow tree
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When the Inn is Even Better Than the Event
Y’all… we just got back from “Eroica California,” a historic cycling event in Cambria, California. And did we EVER pick the best place to stay! We’ve participated in big cycling rallies before, and Problem One is always parking. A little … Continue reading →