Nine years ago Thanksgiving wasn’t super happy for me. I’d lost my 12 year old cat to an autoimmune disease only a few months after losing my OTHER 12 year old cat to kidney failure due to diabetes. Plus, every year on Thanksgiving I think about my paternal grandfather who passed suddenly of a massive heart attack the day before… Read more »
I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but here in the US we have become a country where there are only 2 answers to any political or social issue. Whichever one you agree with you will defend with every ounce of vigor and more importantly you will point out 1000000 reasons why people who believe the OTHER answer is correct… Read more »
As you know, I’ve had a blog for several years now and I’ve updated the look several times before. What makes this time different? It’s more than just a fun new layout- changes include: The debut of my snazzy new logo All new categories complete with humorous (to me anyway) descriptions if you hover over them I’m now self hosted… Read more »
What is a feminist? Seems there are hundreds of definitions for that term. I’ve never considered myself a feminist, but maybe I don’t know what the word means. Dictionary.com defines it as “a person who supports feminism” (Gee, that’s helpful!). The same source actually does define feminism as “the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and… Read more »
There are two mysteries of the universe I’ve been contemplating at length lately to no satisfactory outcome. I’m hoping if I share them perhaps someone else has the answers I’m seeking. And no, there is no connection between them except that they both bug me. #1 Why do most restaurants offer only one diet pop option? Even… Read more »
There has been a lot of talk about bullying lately. Schools, civic groups and parents can buy all kinds of programs designed to stop bullying. That’s all well and good, but it seems pretty clear that most of these kits and the ideas behind them were compiled by people who were never actually bullied themselves. How can I tell?… Read more »
I remember when my parents turned 40. My sister and I put rocking chairs on their birthday cake and gave gave them buttons that said “Middle Age is Marvelous”. A few years ago I turned 40. Since I come from a long line of pack rats (we are too organized to be called hoarders) my mother gave one of… Read more »
So I’m sure you all know that Josh Duggar was in the news again this week. Just in case you have been living under a rock, he was on the cheaters website Ashley Madison to the tune of $1000 and has admitted to cheating on his perpetually pregnant wife Anna. And Anna has issued a statement apologizing for this! Back… Read more »
It’s almost time for the kids to go off to college, many for the first time. 25 long years ago I headed off to college for the first time myself. My first semester was a bit of a train wreck due to my complete and utter lack of preparedness. So,here are the 5 things I wish someone had told me… Read more »
“Who are you?” Seems like an innocent enough question, but it’s actually pretty tough- especially when you have to do it in only a couple words. I’ve been trying to answer that myself lately and got the answer in the most unexpected place. But first, a couple recent attempts: #1 I was challenged at work to describe myself… Read more »