This is NOT what you think it is! Today is Spunky Old Broad day! Today was created by Dr. Gayle Carson to celebrate and encourage all Spunky, Open, and Brave women out there. She even used to name her SOB of the year! Winners included Dolly Pardon and Helen Mirren. Rare air indeed. So today all women should aspire to… Read more »
First of all, I want to make it VERY clear that I love Oreo with all my heart. Really I do. I fell in love with him approximately 0.5 seconds after laying eyes on him. Promise. But. He is a lot. I mean A LOT A LOT. In 6 months he has not yet figured out that Boots does not… Read more »
If you are reading this you know I’m a huge Miami Dolphins fan. If you didn’t know it before you knew it because you read my rant about my fellow fans I posted a couple months ago https://beckypalmer.me/?p=475 As you may or may not know, the last month of the season was pretty stressful for us Dolfans. The team caught… Read more »
Today is perhaps not what you think. Today is not a day to meddle in events/ affairs you have nothing to do it. Today is not a day to send a plague upon your enemies. Today is a day to act as your God- regardless of who that is- wants you to act. That means doing good deeds in any… Read more »
Jerry Seinfeld had a very successful Netflix series called Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. In it he picked up comedians in all sorts of cars and yes, they went to a local coffee shop. Along the way and during the drinking of said coffee they talked about everything under the sun- from the boxers vs. briefs debate to what happens… Read more »
My husband is a big autograph collector. He enjoys getting autographs from sports figures, actors, musicians, etc. It can be a pricy hobby, but so is just about any hobby if you do it right. I don’t love the thrill of the hunt the same way he does, but I do enjoy meeting people whose work I enjoy and /… Read more »
Lately there has been a lot of hubbub about straight actors playing gay characters, cis actors playing trans characters, etc. Normally I am all about equal rights and representation of ALL kinds of people, but this one that I think the angry mob has wrong. I understand the thought behind this reasoning and I know that their hearts are in the… Read more »
Today isn’t funny, but it’s important. It’s Individual Rights Day. This holiday is celebrated on August 29th to honor John Locke, a British philosopher who argued for the rights of each of us to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness among others. Obviously this is something that Americans hold dear, but it should be the case for everyone in… Read more »
As you should be well aware by now, I am a cat person. NOTE- I am NOT a crazy cat lady. I only have three cats. And I have a spouse. Crazy cat ladies do not have spouses. So, why are cats better than dogs? Glad you asked! #5 Cats live longer. Everyone knows the worst part of having a… Read more »
Well, not tomorrow! But, my husband and I have decided that in 2026, to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary, we are going to take a trip to Iceland. We have literally no details worked out beyond that. We don’t know when we are going, how long we’ll be gone, or have a list of things we want to do once… Read more »