Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
The day after an election is often spent by both sides reflecting on what they did correctly or incorrectly. Winners and losers assess what happened. Unfortunately, what has been observed over the last couple of Presidential election cycles is that one side isn't quite getting that the electorate is changing. Demographically, and socially, voters are... Continue Reading →
Yes, this is well out of my realm of normal criticism. Which just shows you how bad this has gotten this year. As I quipped today - "Who designed our outfits? A band of hallucinating monkeys?!!" First there were the widely panned Opening Ceremony outfits which were..well...frankly quite boring and not in the least representative... Continue Reading →
Last week an email went out at work admonishing the ladies of the basement about flushing items they shouldn't. Specifically, it was plastic applicators (apology for the slight TMI there). I knew because I heard the maintenance employee talking about it. I immediately felt defensive because hey - I'm a woman in the basement! But,... Continue Reading →
The Promise: President Obama, Year One by Jonathan Alter My rating: 4 of 5 stars #49 Reading this just after the GOP sweep in the midterms has left a bitter taste in my mouth. So much opportunity lost! Yet, Alter in many ways explains why, even though the book was written before the election. It... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 