http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:31:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/05/06/a-visit-from-the-bee-man/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/05/06/a-visit-from-the-bee-man/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 23:11:27 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7675 Removing a swarm of bees is easy -- if you know what you're doing and aren't afraid to get stung. I get to watch a beekeeper remove a swarm of bees from a friend's farm shop. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/05/06/a-visit-from-the-bee-man/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-2-bottling/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-2-bottling/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:36:56 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7658 A look inside a mobile wine bottling facility. Hard work, fascinating process, lots of fun. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-2-bottling/feed/ 5 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-1-filtering/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-1-filtering/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:18:56 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7647 Before wine can be bottled, it must be filtered. Here's how it works at one winery. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-1-filtering/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/27/feeling-overwhelmed/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/27/feeling-overwhelmed/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:39:39 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7577 Join the club. Lately, I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed. It isn't the first time and it won't be the last. But it is bothersome -- an uncomfortable feeling that makes me question everything about my life. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/27/feeling-overwhelmed/feed/ 11 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/20/yes-im-still-around/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/20/yes-im-still-around/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:15:57 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7570 But busy having a life and dealing with it. Life. Sometimes it interrupts blogging. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/20/yes-im-still-around/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/08/weird-health-problems-check-your-meds/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/08/weird-health-problems-check-your-meds/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:40:16 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7557 While trying to track down the cause of one weird symptom, I find the cause of another. When taking meds, it's important to consider possible side effects when otherwise unexplained symptoms begin appearing. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/08/weird-health-problems-check-your-meds/feed/ 11 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/17/charlies-four-games/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/17/charlies-four-games/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:00:16 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7484 That's it. After having him for only about seven weeks, I realized that he likes to play just four games. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/17/charlies-four-games/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/29/a-positive-shopping-experience/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/29/a-positive-shopping-experience/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:30:22 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/29/a-positive-shopping-experience/ Per the request of the Bed, Bath, and Beyond Twitter monitor. Some details about a positive shopping experience, along with an explanation of why I bothered to blog it. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/29/a-positive-shopping-experience/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/02/dear-amazon-exactly-how-is-this-prime/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/02/dear-amazon-exactly-how-is-this-prime/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:43:45 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/02/dear-amazon-exactly-how-is-this-prime/ I know how to use a calendar; do the folks at Amazon.com understand what "two days" means? I paid for 2-day shipping. Why isn't Amazon giving me what I paid for? Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/02/dear-amazon-exactly-how-is-this-prime/feed/ 5 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/01/the-joy-of-city-living/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/01/the-joy-of-city-living/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:08:57 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/01/the-joy-of-city-living/ After living in the sticks for more than 14 years, I realize what I've been missing. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/01/the-joy-of-city-living/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/23/adopting-charlie/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/23/adopting-charlie/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:04:03 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/23/adopting-charlie/ The state of dog adoption in Arizona … and elsewhere? It shouldn't be necessary to spend weeks jumping hurdles when great dogs are homeless and need your love. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/23/adopting-charlie/feed/ 13 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/11/first-dive-last-dive/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/11/first-dive-last-dive/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:00:09 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/11/first-dive-last-dive/ I watch two skydivers plunge to their death. No one wants to come face to face with death on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/11/first-dive-last-dive/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/02/at-the-laundomat/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/02/at-the-laundomat/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:10:38 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/02/at-the-laundomat/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/02/at-the-laundomat/feed/ 3 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/27/a-shot-from-the-quincy-fishing-derby/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/27/a-shot-from-the-quincy-fishing-derby/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:57:51 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/27/a-shot-from-the-quincy-fishing-derby/ My favorite photo from that day. Have dogs, will fish. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/27/a-shot-from-the-quincy-fishing-derby/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/22/the-pros-and-cons-of-a-bad-haircut/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/22/the-pros-and-cons-of-a-bad-haircut/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:00:57 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/22/the-pros-and-cons-of-a-bad-haircut/ An attempt to make myself feel better about a serious bad hair situation. I figured I'd try to console myself by listing the pros and cons of having hair this short for the first time in my life. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/22/the-pros-and-cons-of-a-bad-haircut/feed/ 5