by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 10, 2012 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
When my sister and I were little we would dress up in my mother’s old bridesmaid dresses and play games in the yard. Most of the time we played Star Trek. (The original series; the others weren’t around yet.) We would be princesses of some planet, and we needed to be...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 3, 2012 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
I grew up in Alaska, and sometimes it was just too cold and dark to play outside. So my sister and I would play games, watch TV, and eventually get bored. Then we would attack the cats. The poor, poor cats. They would be dressed up in our old baby clothes. We tried to...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Sep 26, 2012 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
When I was in high school, we had a birthday tradition. If it was your birthday, your friends would plot and plan and (with your parent’s permission) they would sneak into your bedroom and wake you up with loud, off-key singing. Next you would be pulled out of bed,...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Aug 29, 2012 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
I don’t remember what started it, but I was yet again saying “Patience is not one of the virtues I have.” Then I wondered what the others were, if I could remember. Thankfully my friend couldn’t remember either, so I didn’t feel like a total dork. So we Googled it,...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jun 20, 2012 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
Sometimes we just get too set in our ways. “Ignorance is bliss” has a place. Sometimes when you don’t know ‘how’ or ‘why’ something ‘should be’ done, it makes life easier, it opens up new opportunities and options. But what do we do when we are burdened with knowing...
