I hear stories from folks about the costs involved in death and I am appalled at how much of an expense one can be as a result of death. With all due respect to the multibillion dollar funeral service industry, I am opting out. When I am dead, I think my earthly needs are over. [...]
Author: Ms. C
Why can’t I be like all the other parents?
I serve as a constant embarrassment to my teenage daughter (a.k.a. Miss Sparkle). I am regularly asked in the most dramatic presentation possible, "Why can't you be like all the other parents?" This lament surfaces whenever I try and do what I view as a parent's due diligence. According to my daughter, I am the [...]
Is there something in the food?
Let's talk high school facial hair. When I take Cheyenne to school each day I see young men - lots of them - with full-blown facial hair. And by full-blown I mean, not the peach fuzz or couple of straggly chin hairs that I saw on teenage boys in my youth, I mean the facial [...]
The day Liberty cried…
This is the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Although I know time has passed, for me the imprint of the event is seared on my soul. The time that has passed has not diminished the tragedy or horror of the event - it stays with me as if it happened yesterday. On 9/11 many [...]
Miss Sparkle and the third closet…
Let me start with a confession - I do not find any joy in doing laundry. I do it because I must. My reaction to doing laundry is the equivalent of putting gas in the car - it is just something that must be done. My laundry technique is not the most typical approach of [...]
Mosaic…
The video footage of Ray Rice, now a former Baltimore Ravens player, punching his fiance in the face and knocking her out has been all over the news. The footage captured a February incident, but for some reason the Ravens just got around to letting Rice go. It is clear in the footage (see it [...]
My new favorite hero – Kristin Beck.
My new favorite hero is Kristin Beck. I learned of Kristin Beck's story when I saw an interview that Anderson Cooper did with her on CNN. CNN Films produced a documentary about her titled: Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story. In the interview I found Kristin to be so dignified and at peace with herself [...]
THE NEW FORTY 