WARNING- this blog contains a holiday wish from me and mine to you and yours - stop here and retreat if you were hoping to Bah Humbug your way through December 25th. You have come to the wrong place if you are aspiring to diminish the joyous voices of the Whos in Whoville - we [...]
Author: Ms. C
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – New Forty Style
In honor of Christmas Eve, today I add my own twist (or twisted point of view - however you want to put it) to Clement Clark Moore's classic poem - A Visit From St. Nicholas - more commonly known as 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. You see, even those of us in the new forty [...]
Day 73 of the new normal…
Today's blog is a special shout out to the former Galleria apartment residents. This is day 73 of their new normal. On one hand it seems like so much time has passed and on the other it seems like it wasn't all that long ago that we stood there helplessly watching the building burn. The [...]
Visualizing inclusivity…
Take a minute and think about this question - "What image illustrates inclusivity to you?" I ask this because a few weeks back Bruce Kelly (my radio pal from The Flag) bet me that Area Voices would kick him off their site in short order when they discovered that they had provided him a platform [...]
Call me Chris…
I feel like Christopher Columbus today. I discovered something that I believe is noteworthy and I feel victorious. You see, I adopted my major appliances - in that they came with the house when I bought it- and I just kept them instead of moving my appliances from the Kindred house. They were all in [...]
Role modeling how to embarrass your children…
I think sometimes I embarrass my children. Alright, alright - I know that sometimes I embarrass my children. It becomes apparent when they say loudly in public, "Mother - stop - you are embarrassing me!" It isn't intentional (well...it isn't always intentional)...most days my children are embarrassed just because of the things I say and [...]
FORTUNE SIDES WITH SHE WHO DARES
I read the newspaper online. Actually, that is probably an exaggerated statement - I skim the paper online and read a few things. I know there are some folks who have the time to read the daily paper front to back, but that luxury does not fit in my life schedule. So I skim and [...]
THE NEW FORTY 