This Means War
February 20th, 2012 10:40am
War is a small but very serious word. It’s defined as “a state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties.” It evokes images of soldiers, weapons, tanks and bombs, and the inevitable tragic loss of life. So, why in the world are we attaching such a serious little word [...]
Why Power Tools Are Not for Personal Grooming
February 17th, 2012 9:13am
It’s always alarming to read that ordinary consumer products used by millions of people every day can cause great harm, like the recent warning from the FDA about the battery operated Spinbrush toothbrush. What’s so dangerous about the Spinbrush? The FDA says that parts of it can break off during use and be “released into [...]
An All American Casting Call
February 3rd, 2012 7:10am
I read that in a recent interview, when Newt Gingrich was asked what actor he’d like to have portray him in a movie about his life, he jokingly replied, “Brad Pitt.” Well, that started me thinking about who I’d cast as the main characters in the movie Road to the GOP Presidential Nomination, which I [...]
Cheaper than Therapy
February 1st, 2012 10:51am
Perhaps you occasionally read my posts and think, “OMG, I wish this woman would stop complaining about everything already!” What can I say? Complaining here is substantially less expensive and time consuming than therapy. Still, in the interest of achieving some small measure of karmic balance, I’d like to share some tidbits of good news [...]
Coming to a Water Tower Near You …
January 24th, 2012 5:14pm
No one who knows me would ever label me an outdoorsy sort of person, though I do have a great love and respect for Nature, provided that She behaves predictably and allows me to keep a respectable distance from those aspects of her that I find disconcerting, disgusting or otherwise unappealing. However, when Nature begins [...]
Ignorance isn’t Bliss; It Wears Diapers and Cries 23 Hours a Day
January 20th, 2012 9:59am
For those of you who may have thought I painted an unfair picture of adolescent boys in this recent post, Irrefutable Proof that Adolescent Boys Rule the World, I’d like to balance out the scales a little and talk about teenage girls. A recent government study surveyed thousands of teenage moms about that whole complicated [...]
A Journey of Wishes
January 18th, 2012 5:53pm
Many of you know that I volunteer as an advocate for children in foster care and that One Simple Wish, which grants wishes to children in foster care, is one of my very favorite non-profits. I’m thrilled that they’ll be visiting our little city of Mount Airy, NC, in May in honor of National Foster [...]
Education for the Real World
January 13th, 2012 8:33am
As a huge proponent of education, I’m always excited to stumble upon new educational opportunities. After all, college is not for everyone and learning should be a lifelong endeavor. And, in these tough economic times, educational opportunities that prepare one for a lucrative career are especially valuable. Therefore, it is with great pleasure that I [...]
Irrefutable Proof that Adolescent Boys Rule the World
January 6th, 2012 8:23am
We all know that from a very young age, visionary techie prodigies like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates (and later Mark Zuckerberg) changed life for all of us in a very profound way. Yesterday I discovered that adolescent boys are continuing to make their mark on our lives in ways we can’t even imagine. Here’s [...]
Here She Comes, Miss Not So Young but Oh So Vain
January 4th, 2012 8:38am
Those of you who just can’t turn your eyes away from the train wreck that is reality TV have surely caught a glimpse of Toddlers & Tiaras, where insane mothers living in an alternate reality pretend that they are doing their tiny toddler daughters a profound favor by forcing them to participate in beauty pageants. [...]
