https://www.thefallonpost.org/author/11,trina-machacek en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:00:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/9196,is-this-you-entering-contestsThere are those people who are lucky, those who are talented, and those who are like me. Neither. But. Yes, a prize-winning “but.” I enter contests like I am the luckiest, most talented person on plan...]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:00:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/9196,is-this-you-entering-contests https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/8169,is-this-you-the-last-quarter-of-the-yearIt is the summer that seems to travel along too quickly. It seems that above all else, the time to spend in the grips of the summer sun comes and goes before a tan has a chance to develop on my append...]]> Sat, 20 Sep 2025 01:54:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/8169,is-this-you-the-last-quarter-of-the-year https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/8135,is-this-you-how-fresh-is-freshI am one of those silly people who over my lifetime have really enjoyed knick-knacks. I am not that person too much anymore. But! Yes, a dusty knick-knacked “but.” I am still drawn to things with sayi...]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2025 01:26:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/8135,is-this-you-how-fresh-is-fresh https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/8094,is-this-you-colloquialism-vs-formal-languageAnd then the rancher’s wife said, “That’s how my freezer got delivered to the brothel!” Colloquialisms are quaint little words or sayings that are specific to an area. In Nevada, hearing that a r...]]> Sat, 06 Sep 2025 01:25:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/8094,is-this-you-colloquialism-vs-formal-language https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7976,happiness-in-your-yard-hummingbirdsThese lovely little flitting zoomers begin appearing in Northern Nevada as early as April, just as dandelions bloom and the snow starts to recede.Hummingbirds can survive in temperatures down into the...]]> Sun, 10 Aug 2025 01:09:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7976,happiness-in-your-yard-hummingbirds https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7958,is-this-you-from-being-boss-to-worker-beeThere are more of us that will always be worker bees than there will be boss types. I have been lucky enough to be both. So, from life I have the perspective of both sides of the fence. But! Yes, a wo...]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2025 01:38:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7958,is-this-you-from-being-boss-to-worker-bee https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7900,is-this-you-the-art-of-measuring Sun, 20 Jul 2025 01:58:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7900,is-this-you-the-art-of-measuring https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7831,is-this-youIced DrinksRecently I was given a heavenly recipe for iced coffee. Iced coffee has been around for a very long time. Actually since the mid-1800s, with origins tracing back to an Algerian drink called...]]> Sun, 06 Jul 2025 01:18:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7831,is-this-you https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7752,is-this-you-socks-and-shaving-in-summerIt’s funny to me, the one-liners I hear and remember. Not only that, but how often one will fit a situation in life.I was lucky enough to round up a group of high school students and take them on a to...]]> Sun, 15 Jun 2025 02:16:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7752,is-this-you-socks-and-shaving-in-summer https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7721,is-this-you-holy-cats-and-kittensI remember the very first time I was at the perfect place and time to see kittens being born.My family was living in Reno, Nevada, in the mid-1960s. I was but a wee one, maybe 10. In the 1950s the pus...]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:16:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7721,is-this-you-holy-cats-and-kittens https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7719,is-this-you-inside-the-freezerI just watched a show where the family had a chest-type freezer. The reason they had a chest freezer was that the dad was a hired hit man and he kept his “hits” in the bottom of the family freezer. Ye...]]> Fri, 23 May 2025 09:32:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7719,is-this-you-inside-the-freezer https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7720,is-this-you-forgetting-how-to-get-upThere was a time when I saw my 270-pound husband — a very big man — flat-footed jump on top of a 55-gallon barrel. It was something he had done since he was a teenager. I saw him do it when he was nea...]]> Mon, 19 May 2025 09:54:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7720,is-this-you-forgetting-how-to-get-up https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7586,is-this-you-fast-food-junkieThere are times I wonder what it would be like to live in a city where every corner has a fast-food, or even a medium-fast-food joint. Then I feel the tug of a too-tight pair of pants. That’s when I r...]]> Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:25:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7586,is-this-you-fast-food-junkie https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7557,is-this-you-important-life-questions Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:58:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7557,is-this-you-important-life-questions https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7445,is-this-you-search-and-findHopefully, there is no time limit on how long you can look for something you either have lost or just desire to find in life. I have a friend, Robin, who has spent many years whale watching off Califo...]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2025 03:02:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7445,is-this-you-search-and-find https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7393,is-this-youMumbley Peg and the Lost Art of SharpeningThe Tomboy in me learned to play Mumbley Peg before I learned how to play Jacks. A skill I pull out every so often because I like to throw knives at my friend...]]> Sun, 16 Mar 2025 02:18:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7393,is-this-you https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7290,is-this-youYou know how every so often you see a news report about how much garbage, especially plastic, is found up some creek bed, in an inlet of a lake or swirling around some atoll in the ocean? Well, what d...]]> Sun, 16 Feb 2025 01:34:00 -0800 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7290,is-this-you https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7253,is-this-youA Simple Change of AddressI have always heard that if you move your stuff more than three times in your life, it is like having a fire. I don’t know if that is right as in my life I have moved twice....]]> Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:40:00 -0800 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7253,is-this-you https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7122,is-this-you-rip-off-the-band-aidI don’t mean like a literal band-aid. I am talking about what I feel as the year comes to a close and a fresh new year is in sight. It really is, though, like as the old year ends and a new one barrel...]]> Sun, 12 Jan 2025 03:04:00 -0800 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7122,is-this-you-rip-off-the-band-aid https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7120,is-this-you-rooting-for-the-mouseYesterday, I was out grabbing some sunshine and watching the world go by off my deck.It’s a wonderful home here at Casa Trina. There is always a show going on in the backyard, no matter the season. Ri...]]> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:22:00 -0800 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/7120,is-this-you-rooting-for-the-mouse https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6986,is-this-you-what-words-are-worthDo not be alarmed. This is not going to be a combo spelling and math test. No, it’s throwing around words that, out of the blue, my friends and I will stop and say, “Now that right there is a three-do...]]> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:08:00 -0800 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6986,is-this-you-what-words-are-worth https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6785,is-this-you-envy-or-jealousyThe reflex to cover your eyes from the glaring sun is strong. Just as strong is the want you may have to see every inch of a full moon when it comes up over a mountain in all its yellow glow. Which is...]]> Sun, 13 Oct 2024 01:02:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6785,is-this-you-envy-or-jealousy https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6753,is-this-you-tasty-budsThere always are eggs in the refrigerator in old movies. When the couple comes home late and is hungry, one of the two will offer to make something. Open the fridge and poof eggs. Oh, and peppers, and...]]> Sun, 06 Oct 2024 01:17:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6753,is-this-you-tasty-buds https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6641,is-this-you-lifecycle-of-an-ice-cubeIt’s hot and going to get hotter as the sun climbs up the sky. Iced tea is the drink of the day. A calm, cool, bronze liquid that is sure to refresh and bring about an “AH!” that I would guess will so...]]> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:56:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6641,is-this-you-lifecycle-of-an-ice-cube https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6616,is-this-you-how-many-times-a-dayWe all have a pantry, and I bet a nickel that we have extra supplies hidden in closets, and cupboards and, oh, in the freezer. I found a box of strawberry frozen yogurt bars in the freezer that I boug...]]> Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:01:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6616,is-this-you-how-many-times-a-day https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6587,is-this-you-what-s-it-worth-to-youRoad trips are such an amazing way to spend a week or so. Road trip just screams vacation and all the vacation things you can create along the roads you travel.Travel is a period of time where the rul...]]> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 02:01:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6587,is-this-you-what-s-it-worth-to-you https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6535,is-this-you-terrible-vs-awful-friendsI tell my friends, “I am a terrible friend.” That sets the tone and hopefully excuses any misstep I will undoubtedly make during a friendship. But. Yes, a very friendly “but.” I am that friend that wi...]]> Sun, 11 Aug 2024 02:22:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6535,is-this-you-terrible-vs-awful-friends https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6488,is-this-you-extreme-anythingWhen I think of extremes, the first thing that comes to my mind is weather. I have an aversion to extreme weather. Too hot is over 100 for one day, maybe I can go two days. Too cold is minus anything....]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:54:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6488,is-this-you-extreme-anything https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6466,is-this-you-who-we-becomeIf you don’t think kids remember things they learn in school, think back to when Darwinism was a big thingy. This past week, as I was out barefoot watering, a deep thought of long, long ago came to mi...]]> Sat, 20 Jul 2024 03:06:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6466,is-this-you-who-we-become https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6432,is-this-you-the-day-after-your-birthdayIt’s not because I recently turned a new page in my book of life that I am writing about the day after a birthday. Not really. It’s because I am wondering if I’m alone in feeling the abject and very n...]]> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:58:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6432,is-this-you-the-day-after-your-birthday https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6382,is-this-you-screaming-for-ice-creamA couple of things about ice cream: recently, I had the pleasure of having some of that magic summer homemade ice cream. Is there anything better than that? On the table with the bowls and spoons were...]]> Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:51:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6382,is-this-you-screaming-for-ice-cream https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6356,is-this-you-break-fastThe name says it all. Breakfast is telling everyone to hurry and eat and get going. Hurry, swill down that coffee or juice. Hurry, gag on that pancake. Toast a waffle and eat it with your hands. When...]]> Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:29:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6356,is-this-you-break-fast https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6295,is-this-you-rolling-alongSometimes, something will come up or is said, and I go to myself, “Well, I do that.”  Then, because I have heard it is wrong the way I do it, it bugs me until I either change my ways, grin and be...]]> Sun, 09 Jun 2024 03:01:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6295,is-this-you-rolling-along https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6255,is-this-you-calming-nervesThere was a time, some time ago, when the thing to do to be calm was to sit cross-legged on the floor, forearms out straight out on your knees, and bring your thumb and middle fingers together, lightl...]]> Sun, 26 May 2024 03:42:00 -0700 https://www.thefallonpost.org/article/6255,is-this-you-calming-nerves