Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Indulgence

  • Just Me, Myself, and I

        I love my family. I need to get that out there right away. I love having them around, love the chattering, the bickering, the company.     That being said…I have REALLY been looking forward to today all week…Kendall in Spain, and Tom and Daniel backpacking in Big Bend National Park…to coming home from Houston and having the…

  • Running out of gas…

        I've been complaining lately that I don't have enough hours in the day to do what I need to do AND what I want to do. Sunday, around 3PM, I realized that if I'm going to wish for more time, I've got to wish for the energy to use it.          We only have two kinds…

  • The Day After

    You know how, when you start a new workout, or add something new to whatever you're already doing, and the next day you can feel it…you can feel those new muscles screaming in pain when you walk up the stairs, bend over, or even sit on the toilet…and even more when you try to stand up…

  • Miracles and Elusive Minutes

        I had big plans for yesterday morning – things to catch up on, maybe even get ahead. I certainly got up early enough, but before I knew it, it was time to leave for work, and nothing I had planned to do was done!      Does anyone else ever get the feeling that someone is playing tricks on…

  • If you need to smile, try playing the drums or taking a five-hour lunch with friends…

    Scenes from this weekend… Friday night friends Bob, Lisa, their son Justin and his girlfriend Patty came over for smoked pork loin, chicken, and sausage, trips back through time via old wedding photos (ours – Bob and Lisa were both in the wedding), and turns playing my drums. I have a feeling Craig's List will be…

  • Is Longhollow in Narnia or Oz?

        According to our friend's GPS program, our house doesn't exist. No matter how he typed in our address…"Adrian Way", "Adrian Boulevard"…it said there was no such place. I knew we lived in a beautiful place…even magical at times…but I guarantee it's not Narnia or Oz. Our mail gets delivered, for goodness sakes. Granted, it's put in a…

  • A Week of Surprises, Struggles, Celebration, Sorrow

        This has been one of those odd weeks that has zoomed by and yet simultaneously seemed to last forever. Weather-wise, it started with fog, which made way for ice, but ultimately the sunshine won out.     Emotion-wise, it's been a week of highs and lows as well.     At the end of the week, like a glowing beacon, a…

  • 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…

  • I Miss READING

        I miss reading just for fun, what I want, and for as long as I want. Right now there are twenty more pages of the third (partial) screenplay I need to read and critique before tomorrow night waiting for me on the kitchen table, and then I need to work on my own, but I needed a…

  • Variegated Sky, Variegated Day, Variegated Thoughts, and Dancing

        The day started with promise, then suddenly it was 5:45 in the evening…the day was almost gone and I hadn't accomplished half of what I had hoped. And I'd barely even been out of the house! Kendall and Tom were both gone, but I needed a break from work…from the computer. I needed some exercise…to…