Some days I realize that all my dreams have come true. Okay, not ALL of them...I still haven't won the PowerBall... but it really doesn't get much better than a cold beer while sitting on the deck on an (almost) summer evening with the little Christmas lights Mr. Man installed, a citronella candle (which is… Continue reading Corona and Citronella

Amid our barbecues and volleyball games in the back yard, let's take a moment to remember WHY we have barbecues and volleyball games today.Let's remember the fallen heroes, the men and women currently serving, our brothers, fathers and grandfathers who served before them. Let's not forget the policemen, firemen and paramedics who put their lives… Continue reading A Day to Remember

As I sit this evening, I crave a cup of coffee. A good cup of coffee. Now I know, at my age, that drinking a cup of coffee at 7:30 in the evening probably means I will be laying, eyes wide open, at midnight, but it doesn't stop me from wanting it.This love of coffee… Continue reading Nothing better than a great cup of joe

Have you spent any time in a second grade classroom lately?I teach an elementary level economics course to first and second graders through Junior Achievement. This is a "no experience necessary" type of job requiring a commitment of just 30 minutes per class, once a week for 5 weeks. I've been making this commitment to… Continue reading Oh, Say Can You See?

On my rare weekdays at home I have a guilty pleasure. I watch "The View" on ABC. I enjoy the honest, no-holds barred banter between the 4 women (5 when you include Barbara Walters). In fact, when I visited NYC a couple of years ago with my daughter, one of the highlights of my trip… Continue reading The New "View"

So I've been less than diligent keeping up my blogging duties. But can you blame me? Volleyball tournaments for 6 out of the last 8 weekends and on those 2 free weekends, the most beautiful spring weather to sit out in (not to mention laundry, grocery shopping, housecleaning).I finally got a wireless hub hooked up.… Continue reading Spring has sprung

I had the unfortunate opportunity to attend traffic safety school this morning. Okay, so I got a ticket. It was the first one since 1992 and rather than giving my insurance company the satisfaction of raising my rates higher than they already I are I bought into the safety school plan.The last time I had… Continue reading The Breakfast Club

Tennessee Guerilla Women: Cindy Sheehan Arrested

I admit it. For the first time ever, I got emotionally entangled in a reality show. I watched the Bachelor (season 8) and stuck with it to the bitter end. I started watching 6 weeks ago because Dr. Travis Stork is a resident at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Then I found out that one of Nashville's… Continue reading The Bachelor: My View

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