everydaywithvj

I’m not a music critic and I don’t snap my fingers very well, although I can easily make things rhyme[Toby Keith fans will understand those last two references], so I’m just telling my story of going to see James Darren at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. As luck would have it my friend Karen … More Me and Moondoggie . . . . Or Officer Jim Corrigan . . . . Or Vic Fontaine. It depends on your age.

Hot glue is amazing. Period. It is one of those inventions that makes you wonder how you ever lived without it.  Whether you are using the large industrial size, the larger home size, or the smallest size as an applicator, hot glue is a an all-purpose “fix it” tool.  Craft projects galore are completed much … More Hot Glue Is Amazing – Most Of The Time – But Every Now And Then . . . . .

Election Day Adventures How do you vote? Do you ask for an Absentee Ballot when you know you will otherwise have a busy day on Election Day?  Are you a Permanent Absentee voter because it is difficult for you to get to a polling place or a work schedule that makes it “iffy” that you … More Election Day Adventures

Today we turned back the clocks one hour.  Spring Ahead – Fall Back. Annual ritual. Shouldn’t be a big deal. Growing up I didn’t give it much thought and even as an adult it didn’t bother me.  My dad was an usher at our church though and he always had a fun time seeing the … More Time To Twist Here, Turn There.

There was a time, long, long ago, in my childhood, when light bulbs were a simple matter. Light bulbs for home came in a short list of wattages: 5, 15, 25, 40, 60, 75, 100, 150.  You  might keep an extra bulb or two on hand, in an old shoebox, and that was plenty of … More What Happened To Light Bulbs?

I tangled with a black cat last night, which seems to be appropriate this being the week of Halloweenl. This cat, a kitten actually, is the current youngest member of the feral cat family who adopted us.  We’ve had a full grown black cat hanging around now and then ever since we moved in twelve … More Thanks To One Little Black Kitten

Yesterday was our wedding anniversary.  We don’t have a set of traditions, but do play a little cat and mouse game as to which one of us manages to get our anniversary card to the other earliest in the day.  This year I won.  Hubby had his anniversary card from me sitting on his computer … More Anniversaries

I’ve thought about it for years.  I’m a halfway decent writer.  Very good with manuals and orders and directions.  Pretty good at posting to forums and Facebook.  I can write articles for newsletters and similar that seem humorous.  I’ve never tried romance or sci-fi or drama.  Somehow a Blog just seemed to fit right in.  … More When You’ve Finally Decided To Take Action