by Marie Watts | May 27, 2024 | Blog
Analyzing political news consumption sources gives a fascinating (and frightening) look into America’s red-blue divide. According to an NBC News poll, Biden holds an 11-point lead among traditional news consumers (newspapers, national network news, and cable news) in...
by Marie Watts | May 20, 2024 | Blog
Rocket (Rocky) J. Squirrel has made one too many appearances at my birdfeeders lately, and I am fed up. Last summer he managed to jump to one of my baffled shepherd’s hooks with no feeder, then to another feeder that has a pull-down bar to shut off the seed when a...
by Marie Watts | May 13, 2024 | Blog
Last week I attended my brother’s retirement party. Dr. Ted Watson is winding up a distinguished career as a professor of chemical and biological engineering at Colorado State University. The experience brought on thoughts about the whole idea of retirement. According...
by Marie Watts | May 6, 2024 | Blog
One recent Friday morning, a Sharknado warning at 5:30 a.m. sent me flying from the bed, my heart racing a million miles an hour. “Get up now. There’s a Sharknado coming. Stay away from the windows and stick with me if you want to live. This is not my first...
by Marie Watts | Apr 29, 2024 | Blog
The Chevron Championship women’s golf tournament in the Woodlands (ending April 21, 2024) was spellbinding. What mesmerized me was the number of girls attending. My heart leaped when I observed girls and their fathers as well as girls with their mothers streaming into...
by Marie Watts | Apr 22, 2024 | Blog
Rat’s nest. Yes, I said rat’s nest. Those of you who follow me know that I have been plagued by mice. My last sighting was in August 2023. I’ve been riding high, assuming I won the war. But no, the Mouse King sent his cousin, the rat, to harass me. And frankly, the...
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