I intended to post every day leading up to the kick-off of the new NFL season, but a little thing like food poisoning got in the way. I'd always thought there were few things in this world to make me want to take my own life, but I discovered Saturday evening that a lovely bout … Continue reading Welcome, little man
Author: MermaidofthePlains
Game Day
The first time I went to a Bears game was in the early 80s. I believe it was 1983. The Bears played the Baltimore Colts. Yes, the Baltimore Colts. Before Indianapolis. Before Peyton Manning. Baltimore. It was a Sunday in late September, but the air in Chicago was already hinting of the cold to come. … Continue reading Game Day
Am I ready for some football?
Exactly one week from today the NFL season begins. This will be the first football season in 8 years that I will be able to enjoy in its entirety. No homework. No classes. No papers. No excuses. Am I ready for some football? I just ordered a new Bears t-shirt and bought a new Bears … Continue reading Am I ready for some football?
Red Swan Diaries is temporarily off the air
And I was afraid I'd become a weekly blogger. More like bi-weekly, soon to be monthly. Quarterly at this rate. I thought I'd have more time to write and read once I graduated. I was so wrong. I'm not sure where the day goes, but before I know it the National Anthem is playing and … Continue reading Red Swan Diaries is temporarily off the air
Inspired, yet uninspired
Not sure how that happens. To be inspired. Yet, uninspired. I've been inspired by many things as of late. By the crazy rain storm that positioned itself last week directly over our house. While it poured for an hour in our neighborhood, most of Wichita experienced only droplets of rain. Then the temperature dropped 20 … Continue reading Inspired, yet uninspired
A Cricket on Yellowstone Street and Morrison Hall
While meditating this morning, I was greeted by the early morning chirping of a field cricket. He was hidden somewhere between the couch and downstairs sliding window, or maybe crouched just outside the window, or maybe even clinging to the back of the couch or curtain panel... it's so hard to decipher where they are exactly located. … Continue reading A Cricket on Yellowstone Street and Morrison Hall
Blame it on the heat
That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. I'm blaming it all on the heat. Feeling a little cranky (It's the heat). Not motivated to blog (Too dang hot). Can't get into the writing groove ( It's a million degrees outside, what do you expect?). Not really up to going anywhere (In this heat, I'll sweat to … Continue reading Blame it on the heat
Harriet’s Flowers
Harriet J. Graham was an incredible woman. In 1964, she was the first female elected to the Kansas State Legislature from Sedgwick County. The lone female in the house, she served on the committees for Roads and Highways, Education, and Welfare. But when the chairman of the tax committee blocked her from serving, stating "women don't … Continue reading Harriet’s Flowers
Hey, Joe Dimaggio
The first thing I do when I arrive at work is make coffee in my personal Mr. Coffee pot which sits readily at my desk. Accessorized by KMUW mugs, my personal coffee pot helps me begin the day with a cup of fresh coffee, usually from Starbucks or the Spice Merchant, and not the free coffee supplied by my … Continue reading Hey, Joe Dimaggio
A place where there isn’t any trouble
That is what Dorothy asked of Toto in her black and white Kansas. She was searching for the perfect place, beyond the moon, beyond the rain. When I was eighteen, I thought such a place existed. A place outside of Kansas. Born and raised in Wichita, I was the typical teen, always searching, always dreaming, … Continue reading A place where there isn’t any trouble
Mermaid of the Plains 