Parents of teenagers don't chug - or so says Cheyenne, self-appointed arbiter of appropriate parental behavior as it applies to teens. Alas, I have been a fan of The Eagles for years and as such, I love chugging all night...or at least I love the song that espouses it. So I have it on my [...]
Tag: Humor
My Facebook policy…
Facebook - the new frontier. Well, relatively new for those who are in the new forty. By young folks' standards Facebook has almost always been around (how frightening is that notion for folks who have a handful of decades in?). 😉 I came upon Facebook a number of years ago. In the beginning, I visited my Facebook [...]
The etiquette of full frontal hugging…
In case you are unaware, Saturday, January 21, 2012 is National Hugging Day. I want to share this with you so you know come Saturday when you are approached by random huggers that you don't need to file a police report. Those hugs will be qualified as acts of goodwill. Of course there is an expectation [...]
Taking Betty White’s name in vain…
In an effort to build strong relationships and to reinforce lessons on leadership in my Disaster Response class, I do a series of "tag" sessions where each student answers a simple question that tells the class something about who they are, how they see themself or what they believe. After a student answers a question they call [...]
Crack for crafters…
When it comes to being crafty - skilled, I am not. But I must confess, I so want to be gifted in that way. I go through phases periodically where I invest in some crafty effort, but then I ultimately abandon those efforts when I remember that, try as I may, I remain woefully unskilled. Lately, [...]
“FLOTUS”
I received an email the other day from Barack. The subject line read, "FLOTUS" - which caused me to say, "What the hell is that?" I am, after all, in a field that is fairly acronym savvy so I consider myself to be quite sharp as it applies to de-acronyming things, but FLOTUS??!! WTF? Now, [...]
I crack myself up…
To wrap up my second week in the new year I have a second self love recognition to share (in line with my 2012 "resolution") - I love that I can crack myself up. My sense of humor, for better or worse, is a complete package in my nutty little head. I really need no input from others [...]
THE NEW FORTY 