I was out on an outlet mall visit the other evening with part of the group here in Emmitsburg for the FEMA working group, and I had a realization - I do not have an accurate take on how others see me. I have been clued in over the years to the fact that people view [...]
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Ah, Emmitsburg…
It has been over a year since I have visited Emmitsburg, Maryland to participate in a FEMA engagement. And even so, it is like I was here yesterday. This place is just so familiar to me now having been here so many times over the years. I like it here, not to stay forever, but to [...]
Budget Rental Cars is dead to me.
Budget Rental Cars is dead to me. I will never rent from them again. Our relationship future ended when they delivered me the ultimate car rental indignity this evening by putting me in a mini-van. Online, I rented the most economic little car they had. When I arrived at the counter she was ready to [...]
No patience for pedophiles…
I am tired of perverts who prey on young children and teenagers. When I read things in the newspaper or online about creeps who sexually assault children I think about what I would do to someone if they had done such things to my children or grandchildren. I am here to tell you, I would [...]
A spring thing?
What is it about spring that incites a need to clean and purge? Do we really accumulate additional stuff and wallow in it all winter long? Or is this spring cleaning merely a psychological lightening of ourselves in preparation for the airiness of the upcoming season? I wonder if we are hardwired to do such [...]
Horrific absurdity…
15 years of sparkle…
Today is Miss Sparkle's 15th birthday. It is difficult to believe that 15 years have passed. A melancholy sets in when I reflect upon how quickly the years with your children pass. I always tell new parents - take it all in and enjoy every moment as later it will seem as if they grew [...]
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