Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

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  • Never Give Up…Never Surrender

        There's that old saying…"an uncluttered desk is an uncluttered mind"…or something like that. It must be true because last night I stayed up late sorting through the pyramids of paper on my desk and serving bar (that's where the mail and all the extra stuff I pull out of my purse and work bag lands), sorting and tossing accordingly, and whaddaya know,…

  • A-Twitter, A Party, and Tagging Along

        I'm now an official tweeter…or twitterer. Anyway…I gave in to my curiosity about this latest craze a few days ago. I figured, I'm blogging, I'm on Facebook, why not Tweet…er…Twitter?     I have to say, I don't understand why everyone is all "a-twitter" about Twitter. I don't get it. I admit, I haven't had time for the…

  • The Truth According to Kafka

    WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SOME UNJUSTIFIABLE WHINING.        "Sidney, uh, how many pages do we need to have done by next week?"    "Oh, just enough to get an idea of the main character, get to the first turning point, so, say twenty or thirty?"    (gasps from several of us.)    "Come on, people, this is a writing class – you…

  • Ah, Saturdays…

    Saturdays are for getting eight hours of sleep…making muffins…drinking coffee on the back deck, visiting with Max, Charly, and Frankie while they eat breakfast…running with Rick Steves through the streets of Athens (me on the treadmill, him on TV)…cooling down to Three Doors Down…moving the laundry around…drinking more coffee while paying bills, blogging, checking email,…

  • Joining Some Friendly Faces…

              Leslie: "Why aren't you on Facebook?"          me:     "Huh? Are YOU on Facebook?"          Leslie: "Yeah. EVERYONE is! Darla, Ann, both Ginas…"          It turns out my friends have been partying without me…     Now, it just so happens I had been thinking about getting on Facebook for a couple of weeks. My friend Kim had sent in invitation asking me…

  • A New Day, A New Year, A New Resolve

             My friend Nancy once told me to be careful what I did on New Year's Day, because that's what I'd be doing all year long. Her example was cleaning house, so for the past few years I've made sure I didn't spend the first day of the new year cleaning and cleaning.     Looking around…

  • Anyone Have Some Cheese to Go With My Whine?

        I totally apologize for my last post. Sometimes I drive myself crazy!     The truth is, I talked to Tommy on the phone about his new job for almost an hour two nights ago. I've talked to my mom at least twice this week, my sister a couple of times, and three or four friends.     …I'm working…

  • Blogs, Blogs, Everywhere Blogs

        It boggles (bloggles?) my mind how many blogs are out there…about everything imaginable…and it seems some of them have been out there for YEARS! I had no idea! I'm always WAY behind the times. I've just spent an hour trying to catch up on my favorites, and getting distracted by some of THEIR favorites, and…