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You may have noticed Velvet Verbosity has been “off air” since last Tuesday. That makes nearly a week of dead air space. If I were a disc jockey, I’d be out of a job. Was I plagued with writer’s block? No. Carried off by my local caveman? No. Lost in… Continue Reading Stay Tuned for a Regular Posting
Good morning! I am inexplicably delighted that it is Tuesday. Perhaps because Tuesday is not Monday. Perhaps I am still riding high on the good news of a friend. Perhaps because I am just poking my head out of a long, blue funk, and I always feel hopelessly hopeful (hehe,… Continue Reading 100 Words – Openings
So Woman Remodeled and I were talking on the phone last night and I was on one of my usual spiels about something frightening, maddening, and even depressing. In this case, it was our tanking economy. She was firm in her optimism, and I firm in my resolve to get… Continue Reading The Truth of Matters
Nick
Sitting in a cafe, pondering stuff, feeling the pulse of the place and realized it’s almost Tuesday and I haven’t written here in a few days. There’s not much cohesive to write about but I could share a random sampling of tidbits. Actually, there are a few posts brewing underground,… Continue Reading Almost Tuesday
On the fly, but I know you’re out there waiting. This week’s challenge is: Openings Be back later with more! / Digg this / Stumble this
Nick
I don’t know about you, but this has been a long grueling week, and with not much to look forward to on Monday (in fact Monday could be a pretty bad day for the Velvet Verbosity household), I plan to squeeze as much enjoyment out of this weekend as possible. … Continue Reading TGIF People!
Who are these, my teachers? Not who I expected them to be. Not who anyone expected them to be. Lessons learned on love from a triad and a single journeying man. Lessons learned on parenting from a teenage boy. Lessons learned on patience from an angry, venomous girl. Lessons… Continue Reading 100 Words – Lessons
First, let me just get this out of the way. I got carded the other day. Not just carded. When I handed the guy my license, he laughed and said, “Wow!”. When I asked what the “Wow” was for, he said, “Nothing. I just wasn’t expecting, you know, 1970. I… Continue Reading Watercolors? Who Knew?
Nick
