Author Archive: Robin Jean Marie
So You Say You Want a Resolution?
So you say you want a resolution? Well you know, we all want to change our world…if only in the form of a promise made over a glass of champagne on December 31. I eased myself, chilled, soggy, and worse for the wear into the morning of January 1, 2013, and the last thing on …
Confounded by the Bird
Hello again, dear fellow bloggers! I took a break in order to write articles, and I’ve been true to my word. I’ve been published in my local newspaper, the Dunwoody/DeKalb Neighbor, and its affiliates around metro Atlanta, so I’m smiling about that. The column below was published yesterday. As my way of wishing Happy Thanksgiving to …
Petering Out
This post started out as a “Quotes from the Masters: Barrie.” James Matthew Barrie was the author of Peter Pan, so straight away I am giving you a bad pun (and really, aren’t all puns bad puns?) but I couldn’t help myself. The truth is, I have been petering out. This is my first post in two weeks, and …
Linked-In
I don’t know much about golf. I know that it’s “a good walk spoiled.” I know that my dad shot his age several times and made a hole in one twice, and that those are plaque-worthy accomplishments. I know that golf originated in Scotland. What I didn’t know is that there is a difference between …
Sunday Post: Road
Do you know Jake? He’s the host of the blog Jakesprinter, and a photographer, graphic artist and creator of some very impressive computer images. He posts a new challenge theme each week and introduces the theme with a written definition and his own snazzy graphics. I’m joining in this week’s challenge, “road.” This solid, stone …
Quotes from the Masters: Plato
With the onset of the Games of the 2012 Olympics, I’m sending an appreciative nod across the centuries to ancient Greece. I’m also nodding quite fervently at the multitude of athletes who, through the ages, have continued to astound us in their ability to go ever “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” still. View of the Caryatid Porch …
