Oh the places you’ll go…
Last week, I was in class and fumbled in my pocket for the quarters that were there. In a 4 hour class that runs in the evening hours, it is almost impossible to go without a bottle of water or a snack. I was living on the one slice of peanut butter coated ...
This one’s for the dorks
I'm a dork.
Full-fledged geek extraordinaire.
I'm ok with it and I'm not sure why others aren't, especially when I've embraced this aspect of myself. Is it no longer cool to go with the self-acceptance? Dork has such a negative connotation, but there is something to be said for people that are eccentric, quirky or ...
Mary Poppins would hate me
For most places in the South, I think this summer and fall have been the rainiest we've seen in a long time. Besides my ire at nobody knowing how to drive in the rain, it has necessitated some other factors. It means I can't carry some of my favorite bags, because rain splatter ...
Call me! OOOOoooOO, call me, call me any, any time
Those of you that have been around forever, and some of you know you have and I love every single little inch of your being for it, remember that I had a number on here for a while that you could call and leave me a voicemail if you wanted to do so. I ...
Emotions vs. Logic
When the people we love are in trouble, we react quickly and emotionally. We don't always step back and assess the situation with a calm head. There isn't always time to do so. I've watched Intervention and some of the other shows that highlight families in crisis, and the general first reaction ...
Mindfulness
My Saturday night consisted of Taco Bell and Mario Kart with the boys a la internet Wii connection. A.J. is still down and out with strep throat, so going to see a movie, which intrigued all 3 of us, was quite simply out of the question. As we were playing, I was lamenting ...