Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
His friends still worry. “I think he’s getting close to a burnout kind of thing,” said Sam Smith, a former Chicago Tribune sports writer, basing this not on anything Mr. Axelrod told him. Mr. Smith added that he speaks only sporadically to his friend these days, mainly about sports, and that Mr. Axelrod has always... Continue Reading →
(it's going to be quiet in here for a few days as I've committed to writing up a couple of diaries on DailyKos over the next week which sort of has me freaking out but which will certainly drain any writing time - will post links here though when they are done) This morning the... Continue Reading →
First, to give you an idea of what Adam means to his fans - watch this video of 89 year old Isabelle speaking about what he means to her: more about "89 year old fan", posted with vodpod Now, watch when she got to meet him backstage before the concert last night. Look how attentive... Continue Reading →
We've been talking today on the August Mom list about some of us feeling like we are getting a preview of the Empty Nest. I had never thought about it before, but put in that context, I'd say that in some ways I do have a party-time Empty Next situation going on as of this... Continue Reading →
This grieving process is very foreign to me. It's been so long since someone close to me died that I truly don't remember much about the ensuing days after the initial shock. So I am finding it kind of fascinating to see when it hits me. Within the first two weeks between learning of her... Continue Reading →
From time to time I've shared my frustration at SportBoy's rather lackluster study habits. They have only marginally improved this year. His first semester grades were about the same as before, though he did pull off a B in science which last year was barely a C-. However, there were not as many missed assignments... Continue Reading →
I remember when Jacqueline got this chair. There were originally two. She picked them up from a nearby consignment store and they were the perfect match to her dark red leather sofa and the deep blues in much of her southwest themed decor. I loved those chairs. So did her dog, Bailey 🙂 So much... Continue Reading →
Dead Sleep by Greg Iles My rating: 5 of 5 stars Two mystery/romance/thrillers in a row set in New Orleans! A completely random turn of events since I am just picking these books off the top of the pile. The mystery behind this was really interesting. Our heroine sees a painting of her missing twin... Continue Reading →
Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Classic romantic thriller set in New Orleans. Fast paced, but well fleshed out with interesting characters. Introduces two detectives who will be featured in another story. Other than a few moments of frustration at the female main characters' obvious lack of regard for herself,... Continue Reading →
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 →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 