After a long life filled with family, professional success, travel and golf, Ralph O. Boldt passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones in Carlsbad, CA. Ralph was a Naval Air Pilot during WWII and served for 30 years as a Trustee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of San Diego County. Many will miss his entrepreneurial spirit, [...]
Just a quick update (for those who’ve asked) about my life using all-Apple technology: LOVE IT! The iPhone is a beautiful thing to look at and to use. In fact, if I thought I could do it I’d have baked this iCake in its honor:
I’m not that talented, but I did bake this much simpler [...]
Today my life grows a little sweeter, for I have fulfilled all of my Apple desires: iMac. iPhone. iPad.
The news stations yesterday reported that Tiger Woods will return to golf in three weeks at The Masters. Then they went on to “report” on a variety of details: Will it hurt his chances? Will fans heckle him? How will he handle it if they do? Will Elin be by his side? What if she’s [...]
I’ve been going back and forth all day, trying to decide whether to haul my laptop with me to the Turks & Caicos Islands or abandon all attempts at productivity.
I always envision getting some writing done when vacationing — on the plane, in the early morning — yet somehow it rarely happens. By the time [...]
Remember how I rearended a nun’s car? In my family, something like that is hard to live down. It’s just too big of a target for teasing, even on the holiest of days. Particularly when the Christmas dinner is hosted by my sister-in-law Lynn (the one who drove the nun home) and her sister Mary [...]
Yesterday I got into a car accident. More accurately, I caused an accident. I rear-ended a nun as I was trying to dial my BlackBerry. I thank God (and I do mean that literally) that no one was hurt. Emergency vehicles arrived (five total). Hands trembled (mine). Tears flowed (mine). Professionals soothed (mostly me). Cars [...]
1. When your cousin in Iowa suggests she and her hubby come to Pittsburgh, say YES!
2. When she wonders about bringing her folks, say YES!
3. Invite your sister Susan from San Diego, since her son is off at college. You know she’ll say YES!
4. When she says YES! (see?) and asks if she should bring [...]
We’re heading off on an Alaskan cruise tomorrow! And it’s 6:00 p.m. and I’m not packed! I do, however, have the laundry done, and dog Lucy bathed one last time for her skin condition, and the ointment swabbed on her crusty back, and notes all over the kitchen instructing the dogs-and-cat sitter, and the 4 [...]
I haven’t posted since returning from the Pennwriters Conference (which was great, btw) because I’ve been busy catching up on my non-writing life, the mundane parts of which include bathing bulldog Lucy every three days to combat a nasty skin condition (more on that later) and trying to regulate the temperature in our house during [...]