Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Dear NBC Sports, You see that image up there? It's the Breaking News feed on Twitter. It has 1.6+ MILLION followers. I can guarantee you that a significant portion of those followers (like, me for instance) live on the West Coast. The Pacific Time Zone. Why should this matter to you? Well, think about where... Continue Reading →
"Refreshingly Retro!" Hey folks! Instead of potentially poisoning yourself with excess amounts of High Fructose Corn Syrup(HFCS) - look what we are doing for you! We are providing you with soda made with SUGAR! How fabulous is that?! Because we know you WANT that! And because even folks who are not totally into food issues... Continue Reading →
Taken from Mark Knoller's twitter feed - he's the CBS New Radio White House correspondent - and he was posting from today's press briefing with Robert Gibbs: "WH spksmn Robt Gibbs assures Obama won't pre-empt 3-hr premiere of final season of "Lost" by doing State of the Union speech Feb 2." "But Gibbs would only... Continue Reading →
Happy Festivus! Now, I know that given my usual proclivity for decorating that you might thing this was MY doing, but no. Just a random photo found on the internets. I don't actually do anything formally for this other than, well, that which I am quite good at: The Airing of Grievances!! I know, I... Continue Reading →
"She must not air out her mind much" - Robin That quote from a comment by Robin (which makes me laugh every time I think of it) - is sooooo apropos for that which I am about to rant. Raise your hand if you are on Facebook. Now tell me if you have a friend... Continue Reading →
Ah, the classic way to dodge responsibility for your own bad behavior - point the finger at someone else who has done the same thing as if that somehow absolves you of guilt. Happens in the political sphere ALL THE TIME. Conservatives disrupting town hall meetings preventing any real discussions from happening? It's OK, the... Continue Reading →
When it's quiet in the house (such as the last 6 weeks) - you seek out things to do and people to visit because you want the time to pass quickly - and heck - you can get your quiet anytime right? Suuure. When it's a combination month end/year end time at work (August is... Continue Reading →
As I slowly return to reality post-concert, it occurred to me that I need to rant a bit about something I kind of glossed over in my long concert review. This concerns concert etiquette. Here are some things that are sure to set me off if you are around me at a concert: Drinking Eating... Continue Reading →
It's an odd thing when someone frays your last nerve. It takes a lot for that happen to me. You see, I am an optimist by nature. Power Of Positive Thinking (POPT) and all that. Now, I am not unrealistically so. Not Pollyanna. It's just that my way of dealing with life is to think... Continue Reading →
I apologize in advance to any of my readers who are, or ever have been, in telemarketing. I understand that there is a place (somewhere in hell I am sure) for phone solicitations. Cold calling. The ultimate in horrible jobs I imagine. I mean, some years ago I happen to know that the cold callers... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 