My son Noah called me last night around 10 PM to tell me the big news - U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden. He had hoped that the 10th Mountain Division (his home base while he was in the Army) was involved in this final resolution to a decade long saga. It seemed appropriate [...]
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I am feeling it!
Have you seen the new singing competition The Voice? There was a great deal of buzz before the show premiered about The Voice's potential to compete with American Idol. Well shucks, now that I have seen The Voice I can now share my thoughts on this....yeah, I think American Idol is going to need to [...]
31 days of writing…
I write every day here on my blog, but it is more stream of consciousness than thoughtful, calculated writing (which you have undoubtedly picked up on if you are a regular reader). I don't spend tons of time worrying about perfection - I freely overuse dashes - see how free I am - and when [...]
Spring preening…
I think the seasonal ritual of spring preening is upon us. If you are not familiar with this ritual you need only look around the community as you go about your days. All around folks are dusting off the winter doldrums, breaking out their shorts and sleeveless tops, prettying up their feet and starting to [...]
The First Real Housewife…
Today I made a comment to someone about Erma Bombeck and the person I was talking to had never heard of her. I was shocked and stunned. Who doesn't know Erma???? Then it occurred to me that Erma was from another time and with her death now 15 years ago, my classic Erma reference - [...]
I’m not short…I’m fun size.
My mom wasn't quite five feet tall. The big moment in life that my siblings and I looked forward to as kids was the day when we surpassed our mom's height. Being the shortest of the three siblings in my clan it took me awhile, but I finally made it somewhere around age 15. I [...]
Soft, refreshed, tan skin with no frown lines…that’s enough thank you.
When receiving gifts one should always be polite and remember the maxim, "It's the thought that counts." Typically, Mother's Day gifts are filled with love and thoughtfulness because they come from kids, grandkids or properly appreciative spouses or partners. All moms know that it is hard to go wrong with a macaroni necklace and a handmade [...]
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