I recently wrote about my little issue with Proper Names and how they have vanished from my brain. Here's a couple of examples of this from this past week: Ran into a friend and her son while out running errands one night. The mom and I chatted, the boy says "Hi Ms N" and I... Continue Reading →
Are YOU stronger than a bread roll?
This all started back in 2006 when I was 41 and thought I should have some blood work done because I hadn't ever done it (well except when they test your iron before donating which up until then had always been fine). I was a quite shocked to find out that my cholesterol readings were... Continue Reading →
Blog Post of the week with bonus (we love Twitter) edition
May you be blessed with good weather and the time to enjoy some of the beauty around you. Remember to give thanks and honor those who have served and given the ultimate sacrifice for all we treasure here. As my political friends pointed out - nice timing for taking a giant step towards repealing Dont... Continue Reading →
Are you a ‘hater’?
I've seen this term thrown around a lot recently. Especially in the entertainment industry when someone's clothes/music/style/acting is criticized. The person leveling the criticism is automatically labeled as a 'hater'. Sometimes I think it's accurate because there will be a pattern of the same person picking at the same celebrity so that there is clearly... Continue Reading →
Books 22 & 23
Waltzing the Cat by Pam Houston My rating: 4 of 5 stars #22 Charming collection of short stories that stand on their own, but pretty much chart the journey of one main character, photographer/adventurer Lucy O'Rourke as she figures out just what is going on in her head/heart. Her adventures take her all over the... Continue Reading →
Note to Mother Nature
57 and arctic gale force winds at 11am on May 22nd is NOT acceptable!! Sitting at my son's baseball game with three layers of jackets, a hoodie over my hat, a blanket & gloves should NOT be necessary!!! Yeah, the sun makes it LOOK warm - but it's NOT! The parents were a bunch of... Continue Reading →
Blog post of the week – a thoughtful conversation
First of all, I highly recommend putting The Women's Colony in your RSS feed or your Google Reader or whatever system you use to read blog posts. A delightful blend of writers who cover topics large & small, personal & global. Plus, some very nice eye candy pics in The Cabana room (rowr). This week,... Continue Reading →
Priceless moments thanks to Glee
Oh, if only you had been on a fly on the wall at my house or in my car this week 🙂 Tuesday brought me much musical joy as Volume 3 of the Glee collection was released on iTunes. I promptly downloaded it and made a CD. I had been particularly eager to hear Chris... Continue Reading →
Speaking of having it too easy (rant on)
Because I am a mean single working mom I actually make my boys take care of themselves AND help out around the house. One would think that having one of those boys be an actual, well, MAN (gulp!) would mean that he is easy enough to get to do things, right? For the most part... Continue Reading →
Memo to the young whippersnappers – you have it WAY too easy!
No time to focus on writing from my own brain even though I have a couple of percolating posts - BUT - this was sent in an email to me today and is so damn funny that I know everyone will enjoy this. I wish I knew who to credit. This is the entire forwarded... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 