Phoebe the Hummingbird Gives Birth

This is the most amazing thing. A teeny tiny humming bird built her little nest – which is about the size of a golf ball, if you can imagine that. And inside, are two little humming birds. They have to be about as big as a fingertip. I recently learned much...

Mourning the Death of a Friend

This is one reason why it’s great to have a blog. A few months ago, I found out my uncle Keith had died. He was my age, or just a year older, and we were more like friends than uncle and niece. He was an odd duck, nicknamed “Rass” by my departed...

Apologies

Oscar season has sucked up all of my time. But I am thinking about beginning a new project and I’m very excited about it. That means I will be updating more. Right now, I just want to say that my daughter and I keep watching Burn After Reading because it’s...

Switching Servers

I have decided to go with Liquid Web for now. I know that come Oscar season, my website, will experience its usual crunch, especially during important announcement days. Otherwise, The Planet’s servers have been great. We’ll see how Liquid Web holds up....

Final Day in Paris

I don’t know why it’s taking me so long to finish up my Paris trip. Maybe because I can linger on those days before I totally store it away in my memory for the long term. The one really strong memory I’ll have from Paris, and believe me, I already...