Whoa! Stop the presses! A new survey revealed that 21% of Americans would give up sex for a whole year ( yes, 365 days) to keep their Internet access. Fellow Americans, something has gone horribly awry in our country. One fifth of you would chose accessing information and communicating over the internet over sex. Someone get Dr. [...]
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Adoring Matthew Sievers’ trees…
I adore the tree-focused artwork of Matthew Sievers. And no, I am not exaggerating one bit. I mean adore as in "being very fond of" or "to regard with loving admiration and devotion (thank you Merriam-Webster Dictionary for the assist). And no, I am not just in adoration of Matthew Sievers' art because of his looks; albeit, he is [...]
Where the tragedy began…
Unintended consequences...those consequences we don't foresee when we put what we believe is a well thought-out plan in place. Consequences that we should have perhaps been able to foresee if we would have thought a bit longer about what we thought was our well thought-out plan. The recognition of unintended consequences is often slow in [...]
No nesting here…
Over the years I have done an awful lot of catalog shopping; hence, I receive a lot of catalogs in the mail. I think my adoration for catalog shopping goes back to the days when we used to receive the big J.C. Penney and Sears catalog books in the mail. Those catalogs were magical back [...]
On the hot seat!
I embarrass myself. Not intentionally and not without regret, but I still do it far too regularly. I embarrassed myself today. I was driving to work in my loaner car (the Hyundai Azera) this morning and using all my concentration to ensure that I didn't hit anyone or anything and that no one hit me. [...]
Fueling the fire…
I am not sure, but I think the universe is actively seeking to get me to commit to buying a new car. This pains me as I love the car I have - a paid off 2004 Hyundai Tiburon with less than 75,000 miles on it. But lately, the love I have for my Tiburon seems more [...]
Congratulations Nadine!
I had to laugh when my friend Amy sent me the story about Fargo's Nadine Schweigert's vow to herself. Amy picked up the story on Yahoo!, but I caught the original story on InForum (written by Tammy Swift). Nadine Schweigert's marriage to hersef represented her public acknowledgement that "she has learned to love and accept [...]
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