Myrna CG Mibus - Idyllwild

I'm not big on New Year's resolutions but I did come up with a simple formula for making 2014 a great year. In short in 2014, I will: Read more Write more Ride more That's it - you can be done reading my blog now.  However, you can keep reading if you want a a slightly more fleshed out version of my Read more, write more, ride more goal. Read More -  I have a good start on reading more having finished two fiction books already this year (The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin and A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy). I'm also well into The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (a Christmas gift from my daughter, Rose). I want to read books in an actual chair with a cup of coffee or tea. You know, relax and read a book instead of sneaking a few moments with a book in the bathroom, say.  I want to let go of the guilt of reading and get my brain around the fact that a writer needs to read and that downtime with a book is good for the soul I don't ...

My younger brother, Joel, and I bought a 1947 Dodge Club Coupe on August 17, 2013. What? Why?Huh? I didn't know you liked cars, Myrna!   I can't exactly answer articulate WHY we bought the Dodge. But it has a lot to do with family. This old Dodge has been in the family for 64 years, since it was almost new. Our Great Uncle Elmer bought the Dodge in 1949. Our Grandpa Howard bought the Dodge from Uncle Elmer when the car was about 10 years old. Not long after our Grandpa passed away, our Uncle Marvin got the Dodge. Marvin owned it for about 19 years. The time came where he wanted to sell it.  And, well, Joel and I just couldn’t bear to see the car leave the family. And I think we both envisioned cruising around town together in an old Dodge and maybe going to some car shows together.  In addition to the family connection, yes, I actually do like cars. I'm not exactly a car lover, I guess, but I like them for sure and do enjoy mechanical things (I'm a ...