Just Melanie

Saturday 9: Unbreak My Heart

Hey, folks, welcome back! I'm going "basic bitch" by, yes, writing this post in Comic Sans. I'm just in the mood for it. Live and let live. My grandmother used to tell me, when I'd forgotten to call or write... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: 65 Questions, Part The First

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing, another fun meme presented for us by Bev Sykes of "Funny the World." Link up here if you want to join us today! Sorry for my late posting; another migraine is currently kicking my ass.... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Bloggone Meme

Welcome back, folks! Time for some thievery. Link up here if you wish to play along today! What brand & flavor of toothpaste do you use? I'm losing ground on keeping the enamel on my teeth due to extremely severe... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Art History Meme

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing! Link up here if you want to play along today! ~*~*~*~*~ Classical: If you were an Olympian god, what would you be known for? I would absolutely be the goddess of the sea! Byzantine: Do... Read more →

Saturday 9: Baby Love

So it's late for this posting, I understand. 10:45 PM Mountain Standard Time, to be exact. But I can explain: I spent several wee hours this morning in the hospital again, which then caused me to sleep the day away.... Read more →

Saturday 9: Boat Drink

Hey, guys! It's 7:30 PM here, which means it's still Saturday, and I'm not late. For once. Link up here if you're playing along today! ~*~*~*~*~ Saturday 9: Boat Drinks (1979) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1)... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Monster Mash

Hey, y'all, link up here if you wish to play along this weekend! ghost: what would you like on your tombstone? Actually, I don't want a tombstone. Bury me at sea! * dracula: are you afraid of aging? or death?... Read more →

Saturday 9: FortyFive Seconds

Link up here if you're playing along today! ~*~*~*~ Saturday 9: FortyFive Seconds (2015) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1) The very bad day described in this song began promisingly enough. The lyrics tells us, "Woke up... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Laundry Day Meme

Stealing today? Link up here to thieve along with the rest of us! Cheers to all of us thieves!!! Laundry Day Meme Stolen from: Love me some surveys ~*~*~*~*~*~ Do you know any couples that have been married for a... Read more →

January '16 Wrap-Up

Black-and-white portrait of the man I love, Robert Allen Odette So, I haven't blogged as much this infant year as I had planned, because I became even sicker than I had been all throughout the latter half-plus of 2015. That... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: California Nights

LINK UP HERE if you're playing along today! Saturday 9: California Nights (1967) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1) Lesley Gore premiered this song on an episode of Batman. She played Pussycat, the protegee of Catwoman. (That... Read more →

Saturday 9: Harper Valley PTA

Link up here if you're playing along this weekend! Saturday 9: Harper Valley PTA (1968) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1) This week's featured artist uses her middle initial (C. for Carolyn) all the time. Do you... Read more →

Friday Fragments: Episode 5.8.15

♫ "Another day, another dollar, another war, another tower went up where the homeless had their homes..." ♫ Oh, hi, there! Sorry, I guess a little Jewel needed to bust out of me instead of what I meant to write.... Read more →

Friday Fragments: Episode 4.24.15

I'm back again! What is this, two weeks in a row? Can you stand it? I know! Link up here if you're fragmenting today! ☼ Silly as it may seem, this might just be my favorite thing from our field... Read more →

Friday Fragments: Episode 4.17.15

I haven't fragmented in a dog's age, but I felt like a brain dump was necessary, so here I am! These posts are for the purpose of shaking out all that loose change rattling around in our brains that isn't... Read more →

Saturday 9: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

Welp, I'm starting 22 minutes after the day has officially ended, but that seems to be about par for the course for me, eh? Here we go anyway. Link up here if you're late, too. Saturday 9: Does Anybody Really... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Threes Meme

Link up here if you're playing along today! Threes Meme From Remember the Stars 1. Three things that scare me: a. Losing another one of my children b. Being laughed at and rejected by people I care about c. Being... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: 17 Meme

Hie thee here and link up thusly if you're playing along today! 17 Meme Stolen from: Survey Haven Are you a jealous person? Rarely. It's not a "yes" or "no" question for me, because normally I am not jealous of... Read more →

The 2015 Miami Boat Show #Workflow

Of course, I can't tell you exactly what I was doing there, but on Sunday, I had a day-long mystery shop in downtown Miami (at Bayside Mall) and at the Miami Beach Convention Center. We were there for me to... Read more →

Saturday 9: Moon River

Link up here if you're playing along today! (And dang, those are some white teeth!) Saturday 9: Moon River (1962) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1) This song is featured in a Dove candy bar commercial. What's... Read more →