Daniel Greene

Category: Lifestyle

My views on politics, religion, health, intimacy, and more

  • This Labor Day weekend I remember fondly…

    This Labor Day weekend I remember fondly the week after my first Labor Day weekend with Andy, in 2003. We had met on Memorial Day weekend, and after we stayed together past Labor Day weekend I thought, “Good! So it wasn’t just a summer fling.”

  • The “what would you do if you found cash” scenario just happened to me

    I just saw two $20 bills on the floor in the airport in a long walkway between two terminals. No one behind me or ahead of me except a pilot who saw them too. I wasn’t going to just leave them there! I could actually use the money right now, so just in case it was meant to be manna from heaven I pocketed the bills. To be fair, though, I went to the nearest paging assistance location to report the money to lost-and-found. Then the pilot walked up with a guy and said, “This is the guy who dropped the money.” So I said, “Okay! Here you go.” Glad it worked well for all concerned. I feel sort of icky about picking up the bills, but if I had left them there, someone less honest than I might have taken them and not reported it. I guess I did the right thing.

    What would you do?

    P.S. In a weird turn of reciprocity, I left my laptop on the plane, which I’ve never done before, and was able to claim it the same day. No damage, no identify theft, all good. Thank goodness for honesty!

  • Went out for our eighth wedding anniversary

    Andy & I dressed up in the matching shirts we wore for our wedding eight years ago, went out to dinner at Mi Pátio Mexican Restaurant, and shared a hot fudge sundae at Pink Spot Coffee & Ice Cream. Had fun!

  • Made the most delicious banana walnut bread

    Made the most delicious banana walnut bread

    We had ripe bananas and walnuts in the house, so I decided to make banana walnut bread. I had never made it before, so I Googled for a recipe. I found and used this banana walnut bread recipe from Martha Stewart. OMG nom nom nom!

  • Missing the Greene in Smithers-Greene

    My dear husband is away at WOU in his final stay in Oregon to wrap up his Masters degree. Not sure why this time seems so different to me, but I sure do want my husband home soon.