http://www.isprod.com Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:14:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am thinking about taking a day or two off, and also thinking that I really deserve it. How come people get 6 wks of vacation in Italy, and americans get scarcely 2 weeks? Somehow it doesn't seem fiar. I am pondering participation in a paddling workshop that will meander down the river in one of ... http://www.isprod.com/taking-a-break Maybe I have just brain-dumped all of my childhood and youth memories, but  I do not recall this from the past. Perhaps it is old age setting in. I just do not remember people saying this in the past. Not me. I get so tired of don't eat this, don't do that. But.... Our playgrounds have the ... http://www.isprod.com/is-this-differnet-than-in-the-past If only I could stop yawning today. It's like I have the yawning contagion. As soon as I think about NOT yawning, I find myself yawning again. Slept in a bit, which was nice. Straightened up the kitchen, now I need to vacuum upstairs and down. I could still make McD for breakfast. Hmmmmm. Watched a movie last ... http://www.isprod.com/the-usual-stuff Normally I am not very creative.  I think that comes from growing up in a rigid society, but I can't say for sure sice I did not have anything to compare it to growing up. However, when it comes to cooking I am a little more creative. Like a recipe that I've kind of made up ... http://www.isprod.com/chow-time Lately I have been trying to conserve on gasoline, so I have been planning my trips out in advance inorder to hit as many destinations in the shorterst trajectory possible. So first I went and paid for my Spring buffet  because the cutoff date for reservations is next Tuesday. Many of us are attending and looking forward ... http://www.isprod.com/rummage-sale At this time of year it is nice to be able to get out and go for a stroll. This is a small thing, but if you attend to how much of a blessing it is, it can be the peak event of the day. Today I decided to do a  tree walk, my own ... http://www.isprod.com/going-for-a-walk Noone else is Spring cleaning, but I'm in the mood for it. Anyone want to join me? Also, I'm thinking of doing lawn and garden things soon. For instance, going to be updating the yard soon here, and would love ideas that would help.  I wonder what the good magazines are. And I am not sure if ... http://www.isprod.com/spring-cleaning-mode I was just thinking this morning about a vacation we once took. The tropics sound so romantic, but they don't tell you it's 120 degrees with 100% humidity. It's like living in a rice steamer. Nonetheless, there are those pleasant moments, and that's the corner of my mind I was in today. Just images, sounds, and smells ... http://www.isprod.com/vacation-reflections Man, I am tired. Need to take a vacation back to the nordic land or something. I'm bored or lacking imagination today.  Thinking about what would be fun to do instead of the drudge tasks I'm into at the moment. I used to have one (imagination) a million years ago, but I can't find it. What I really ... http://www.isprod.com/thinking-about-things Growing up in Europe I always had great admiration for writers.    In school I was not too bad a writer, and used to keep journal after journal.  Still do.  More and more people have been saying that I should write a blog.  I didn't even know what that meant, but I learned thanks to some helpful friends.   So ... http://www.isprod.com/starting-out-blogging