I saw a t-shirt for young women in JC Penney's weekly advertisement yesterday that read, "IF YOU KNEW MY MOTHER YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND." I think my daughter Sarah has actually said that - numerous times. I was tempted to buy that t-shirt for her, but then it occurred to me that it would only cause her to wear it and then she [...]
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If you never have, you should!
"If you never have, you should. These things are fun and fun is good." ~Dr. Seuss I am a fan of big bustling cities filled with lots of people with lots of different stories. When you add a heavy dosage of good ol' blue collar America on top of it all - well, you have [...]
Feeling the love…
I just this morning returned from a short, but very fun trip to Philadelphia - the City of Brotherly Love - and yes, sir...I felt the love. I have much to share about my trip (to include an outing with the irrepressible Philly Kim), but a good night's sleep is required before I can provide [...]
Mean people suck!
Years ago I saw a bumper sticker on a car in California that read: Mean people suck! Nice people swallow. I have never forgotten that bumper sticker. Now I realize it is intended to have an additional meaning...a meaning that I will not be visiting in my blog today. I have to tell you, in [...]
A room with a view – worth the price of admission?
As those folks who read my blog know, I have been working on my year two goal in the new forty (the best body ever) for about a month now. As part of my new goal I have been exercising a lot more - typically in my bedroom (although there are very few places in [...]
Jill rules…
One thing I had wholly forgotten about Southern California is the sheer number of radio stations that are accessible. I have been living in North Dakota so long that I had become accustomed to listening to a small handful of stations and had completely forgotten how many choices I used to have when I lived [...]
Are you kinder than a 5th grader?
I worked my way through a pile of papers on my desk the other day and at the bottom were Cheyenne's fifth grade work folder that I was saving to keep with her school memory book. I have to say flipping through those fifth grade memories made me a bit reminiscent and again reminded me [...]
THE NEW FORTY 