**Edited and updated to add this story about Michael Phelps. Thanks so much to one of the readers for sharing this because I think that perhaps this is a bigger accomplishment than a gold medal. THIS is the kind of young man that you want representing our country, one showing his compassion and strength of [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2008’
Feminism takes a hit in my house today
Because my husband works and lives 400 miles away I often have need of a man. I need a man to perform those “special” tasks that only a man can perform for me. Perhaps you’re ok with taking care of them yourself, but I NEED a man! Today, I got totally denied a man that [...]
Living in the path of Hurricane Fay
I have gallon bottles of water sitting in my garage from the preparations for the year of hurricanes that was 3 years ago. Thankfully, Tampa was never hit and the worst that we suffered was a loss of power for a week. Which was awful, mind you….scrambling eggs on the grill is not something at [...]
Rascal Flatts + Taylor Swift = Happy Awesome!
Concerts I have attended over my lifetime: Alabama New Kids on the Block Starship Chicago Most of the MTV Spring Break beach concerts from 1991-1993 Lalapalooza 1-2 Stone Temple Pilots Reverend Horton Heat Brian Setzer Orchestra Garbage (yes, Mom, I actually paid to see a band called Garbage) Smashing Pumpkins George Strait (what can I [...]
Thank God the Kids Get Their Hair From Me
When it comes to balance in our marriage, I have to accept that Peter is smarter than me. That’s not a derogatory statement against myself, nor is it a way to add steam to Peter’s already inflated geek savviness. The type of brilliance that Pete possesses is technical, information smart. He could be a brain [...]
