Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
The Final Judgment by Richard North Patterson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I REALLY enjoyed this author! A very compelling story with intrigue from the start about a middle aged attorney on the cusp of receiving a Presidential nomination to a judgeship who is then thrust back unwittingly to her hometown and long estranged... Continue Reading →
Conversation with the 25 year old over the phone: Him: "Mom, what do you call someone who uses a fake name? You know, someone who writes a book, not anonymously but under a pen name or something that's not really their own name. Is that a pseudonym?" Me: "Yes, exactly...." (thinking to myself, hmmm, wonder... Continue Reading →
Probably my favorite of the It Gets Better videos because rather than celebrities, these are everyday people working at a very cool company, talking about their very real history & how they made it through to find a better life. Also - in honor of Spirit Day: It Gets Better: Google Employees Follow my videos... Continue Reading →
Intensity by Dean Koontz My rating: 2 of 5 stars #41 Ick ick ick. Perhaps this just is not my genre because I know there are SO MANY who adore Dean Koontz, but I wont be one of those. For the first time that I can remember I skipped whole chunks of the book. Why... Continue Reading →
My current favorite singer, speaking out on my current favorite topic. Adam Lambert: "It Gets Better", posted with vodpod
As I mentioned last weekend, I spent this week supporting my friend Ooph as she addressed the topic of bullying on her Whatever Nation site. She gathered some remarkable stories from across the blogosphere of parents of kids being bullied, a parent OF a bully, and adults who lived through bullying. Every story opened my... Continue Reading →
Is there anything more adorable that Big Cats acting like baby kitties? Big Cat Halloween, posted with vodpod My favorite painting at the Art Institute of Chicago: I love to first go up as close as possible to see the dots. Seurat was using a technique called pointillism. Dots of pure color are used... Continue Reading →
Because everyone needs to see this, no matter what. Because we need to stop the bullying on matter what the reason. Because we need to particularly send the message to our LGBT youth that there really are more and more of us out here who believe in equality for all. Because it does get better.... Continue Reading →
Since the Chilean miners rescue mission is going along swimmingly and I think I may be about out of tears to shed watching the family reunions, I need to share how my warped brain works for a little comic relief. In between being astonished at the incredible feats of technology involved in the rescue, I... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 