It is that time again - October 24th - my mother's birthday. Regular readers will recall that I write about my mother specifically every year on the occasion of her birthday (2009, 2010) even though she has been gone nine and a half years now. I envy folks who still have their mother here with [...]
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If the patch fits…
Mike pulled something in his neck/shoulder area this past week and after a day of watching him experience the pain associated with it and urging him to do something to help alleviate the pain (to no avail), I put my foot down. Not on his neck and shoulder area...I didn't do one of those walking [...]
I stand corrected.
Well, it's Saturday, October 22, and the world as we know it still exists. It appears Harold Camping was wrong on his dates once again...at least somewhat. I say somewhat because I did receive information from my dear friend Janna that prompts me to issue a formal correction regarding the validity of Camping's prediction. Below is [...]
Authenticity…
I recognize that there is a fine line between being perceived as passionate or fanatical about something. I likewise recognize that the fine line is not necessarily in the same place for everyone. What I have believed over the years is that the trick in being effective in using your passion to create change is in realizing [...]
Just point me toward the beer garden…
I have long believed that I would have excelled as a bar server. You know the kind that wears a cute outfit and knows all the patrons by name - that is soooo me. Well, it could've been me, but I haven't actually fulfilled that dream yet. I might have had some shot of living that dream in California, [...]
He’s back…
I could have lived the rest of my life without hearing Harold Camping's name again; but apparently, if my life's end is imminent Camping is the one who is going to let me know. You'll recall Camping's last big hurrah was back in May when he predicted the end of the world and was able [...]
Heavy metal?
Today I wrote my blog from the orthodontist's office. Today Cheyenne got her braces. She is the first kid in our family to get braces - not because she is the only one who has needed them, but because she is the first child that had the luxury of getting them. Such is the plight [...]
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