Elizabeth Edwards (this week) |
Ok, I want to be clear that I dont want to go back to the days when women hid their pregnancies and when people whispered the word cancer. I dont much care for secrets, and I dont think the crazy ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 09:03:00 GMT |
Decency, Dad, and Dom DiMaggio |
Today would be my fathers 90th birthday had he made it this far. He would not have wanted to have lived quite that long, to tell you the truth.He always said he would have preferred to die young, an...
Posted by on Fri, 08 May 2009 14:38:00 GMT |
Is Clutter Really That Bad? |
Is Clutter Really That Bad?Im always fighting clutter. And Ive been taught by every Oprah show and self-help book that its bad. So Im battling with it constantly. But today I looked at it and won...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:48:00 GMT |
There's A Man in the Room |
Last night I heard Maya Angelou talking about how you know it when a man is in the room versus a male. A male can be anything, she said. He can be old, nasty, dirty, rude, bullying, anything. But a ma...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:54:00 GMT |
Special Teacher, Special Assignment |
Last year I had the honor to meet someone that I believe represents the very best of what a teacher should be. Johnathan Chase is a middle school teacher and the founder of the organization M.U.S.I....
Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:54:00 GMT |
Its All Important |
I just love voting. My parents always taught me it was a privilege. They had heated discussions in the house about politics, and all opinions were welcomed. Not having an opinion was the disgrace. ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:47:00 GMT |
Is this the best we can do? |
I once had a little terrier. Among many funny things about him was his perception that he was bigger than that which was before him. He yapped at large trucks in the street, and I would have to pick ...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:49:00 GMT |
Please watch Dr.Randy Pausch on Wednesday NIght |
I have a bit of a crush on someone, but I’m not going to do anything about it. His name is Dr. Randy Pausch, and he’s already taken. He is well loved by his wife and three kids. He is al...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:31:00 GMT |
No "Us" and "Them"...there’s just "Us". |
I remember a weekend when I was a child when my girl scout troop was collecting food for the needy. I was in the kitchen pulling some cans from the back of the cupboard when my mother saw me and sai...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:46:00 GMT |
Youtube and I |
I confess that I have become a fan of youtube. I have found the best stuff on there for the goofy giggles you get when you are alone and surfing the net. Where else can you see the following things?...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:37:00 GMT |
