There are days when I have nothing but words. I have a million things to say and I feel all of them are important. Then there are days like today, when I have nothing to say. The silence deafens me, and I no longer feel words hold any power. "Words are our weakest hold on... Continue Reading →
chores, communism, unfairness
I am always shocked when parents tell me their kids don't have chores. I just want to shout, "that's not fair!" like a five-year-old, even though I'm grown and should have grown out of "fairness." I haven't. I have yet to learn that life's not fair. I know it isn't, but I still haven't agreed... Continue Reading →
CBS, reproduction, Gattaca
I am a CBS junkie. If I could only watch one show for the rest of my life, it would hands down be Big Brother. I could call myself an addict. Last year, when we had showtime 2, I would record Big Brother After Dark and fast forward through them sitting around in hopes of... Continue Reading →
ahoy
I have never been able to figure out what all the men in the navy do. I can figure out the army and air force, as they pretty much run their own villages and do things with guns and planes. But the navy? What on earth can a bunch of men be doing on a... Continue Reading →
sound the alarm
Yesterday, we got an alarm system installed. Now I feel like we should be rich. When I was a kid, no one had alarm systems. Most of us didn't even lock our doors. In fact, sometimes I would go down into our basement and some neighbor kid was standing there. We didn't have a fence... Continue Reading →
cashing in coupons
Confession: I am terrified of driving in the snow. I'm not from a snowy area. Give me ten inches of rain that floods the streets and I'd be fine, but give me a centimeter of snow and I begin to hyperventilate. I have a very loyal husband that offers to drive me to work when... Continue Reading →
blog therapy
I'm nearing 200 posts and one year of blogging. I started my blog when I was unemployed and liked to fill my days with something other than Judge Mathis. I guess I didn't think much more of it than that. But it's done something for me this last year. It's reminded me what it's like... Continue Reading →
ipod compromise
One issue Steve and I haven't yet found a compromise to is music before/during bedtime. My compromise is slapping a pair of earphones on him, his compromise is turning down the volume when I moan about it, only to turn it right back up when he thinks I've forgotten. I haven't. In fact, that is... Continue Reading →
dear body
Dear Chin,You're not a twin, nor a triplet. Quit trying to clone yourself and multiply all over my neck. *********************************Dear Stretch Marks,I hate you. I hate that I believed my mom when she said I wouldn't get you because she didn't get you. Too bad genetics aren't as predictable as we'd like to think. Can... Continue Reading →
white collar crimes
Everyone is good at something. They have to be. This is the only hope I still hold out for the world. My cynicism has taken over every other nice thought I've had about people, but I still think everyone has some talent, no matter how worthless the skill is. And mine happens to be returning... Continue Reading →
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