Archive for January, 2008
A Heads Up For My Loved Ones
If I ever find myself on the wrong side of the law and my lawyer has to call around to raise money for my bail it will be because of an incident inside a grocery store, guaranteed. Drivers can cut me off and I’m over it quickly. I can be short-changed or mistreated or any [...]
Read More..>>Decluttering
I’m on a bit of a decluttering kick. I’ve never been FOR clutter, really, and it seems I’m always recycling this and donating that and tossing the other out. I believe in what the experts in this area say, that allowing useless stuff to gather around you zaps your energy and wastes your time! So [...]
Read More..>>Review: The Bucket List
I imagine it’s a movie producer’s dream: The on-screen pairing of Morgan Freeman, the understated and relentlessly classy star of such films as The Shawshank Redemption and Million Dollar Baby, he of the dulcet tones that as narrator led us through March of the Penguins and War of the Worlds – and Jack Nicholson, whose [...]
Read More..>>Scummy Punks With Guns
The murder of an innocent bystander walking past a notorious strip club in the wee hours over the weekend is infuriating. I know that some peoples’ reactions will be, gee, it’s too bad, but what was the guy doing walking past The Brass Rail at 1 am? My response to that is, gee, I dunno, [...]
Read More..>>A Prayer For My Auntie
A strange phenomenon occured just before the holidays that proved once again how fragile good health can be and how cancer doesn’t discriminate. My Mom’s sister and one of Mom’s best friends were diagnosed with similar types of breast cancer within one week of each other. Mom’s friend is waiting for her surgery while my [...]
Read More..>>When Hillary Cried
Hillary Clinton’s surprise, comeback win in the New Hampshire primary is being at least partly credited to her tearful talk about the stress and importance of being in a Presidential campaign. Exit polls show mostly older women voted for Clinton. I guess they’re the demographic that feel it’s OK to cry. Some people – mainly [...]
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