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About Lou Ann Thomas

I'm a retired journalist who feels extremely fortunate to have spent decades writing a regular column and telling other's stories. Having dreamed of being a writer, particularly a columnist, since I was a teenager, I find that retirement has not dampened my desire, often need, to communicate, express myself, tell a story now and then and to write essays. Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog.

Get out the hip-waders, it’s going to get ugly

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Lou Ann Thomas

            I recently heard an ad on television touting how someone would “stick it to” their opponent and was ready to “go toe-to-toe” with his competition.  Was it a commercial for a boxing match, perhaps?  Nope.  It was a political … Continue reading →

Posted in As I see it, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Why DID the chicken cross the road?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Lou Ann Thomas

     Why did the chicken cross the road? One possibility is that it did so to prove to the opossum it could be done.      And by the looks of our roadsides this summer, opossums aren’t the only ones finding … Continue reading →

Posted in As I see it | 7 Comments

You can take the kid off the farm, but she may still find her way back home

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Lou Ann Thomas

            I love the graphic at the top of this page.  It reminds me of where I am, even who I am.  And it reminds me of why I moved back to this farm.             I may have always loved … Continue reading →

Posted in Transitions | 19 Comments

Don’t know what you have until it’s gone

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Lou Ann Thomas

     Sometimes we don’t appreciate something until it’s gone.       Since moving back to my childhood home last November I have experienced extraordinary service.  Not just good customer service, but truly exceptional service.       For example, a few days after moving … Continue reading →

Posted in As I see it | 14 Comments

Staking my claim, moving my stake

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Lou Ann Thomas

Go ahead, stake your claim. Just be open to moving your stake. Continue reading →

Posted in As I see it | 8 Comments

Letting go of control

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Lou Ann Thomas

          If there is one thing that can remind us that we are not in control, it’s the weather.  We may convince ourselves that we are the master of our ships, until those vessels are tossed about like toys at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | 2 Comments

Giving up gossip

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Lou Ann Thomas

Giving up gossip isn’t easy, but it is worth it. Continue reading →

Posted in Health and Well Being | 4 Comments

Under the Weather

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Lou Ann Thomas

Between the Holiday Blizzard and the nasty cold I got for Christmas, I have been under the weather. That blizzard was something extraordinary. I can’t remember ever seeing snow blow with quite the intensity and for as long as it … Continue reading →

Posted in Health and Well Being | 6 Comments

Happy Birthday Woodstock!

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Lou Ann Thomas

            The Woodstock Music and Art Festival turns 40 this weekend.  Hard to believe, isn’t it?             Of course, I didn’t make it to Woodstock in 1969, and there have been times since that I felt like the only person … Continue reading →

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“Are there any GOOD reporters out there?”

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Lou Ann Thomas

            Have you ever heard or read a comment that immediately made you puff up like a cat?  You know, where you can feel yourself start to fuss and hiss, and you get more indignant than you ever thought possible?  … Continue reading →

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