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tlj

About Me


Forty-two, fat and fabulous! Well, two out of three ain't bad! (roflmfao) I'm working on the third one, though.
I have two angels and two grandangels. My 9 y/o son and I have a great time and are rarely apart from one another -- except when he is at school. He's a momma's boy! Lately, I've been spending A LOT of time with my 23 y/o daughter and the grandangels. About to lose my mind!! :)
I've been writing professionally for over 13 years. I currently provide copy and photos regularly for Amarillo Globe~News as well as several websites and other printed periodicals. This semester, I have gone back to school -- double-majoring in psych and law.
I really enjoy sports, though primarily just as a spectator. :) Faves include hockey, NASCAR, football and basketball.

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My Blog

still here = failure!

I have been m.i.a. for the last month and with good reason. On Sunday, April 19, I intentionally overdosed on one of my medications. Since I'm still here, clearly I am a failure. (only kidding ... jus...
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 17:23:00 GMT

Escapism

For as much of my life as I can remember, I have been a daydreamer  opting to live in an alternate reality that was infinitely better than my own. I know that daydreaming is not uncommon; however, I ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:51:00 GMT

Women over 40

I received the following from a friend and it really made my day - especially since I turned 40 a few months ago! Kinda makes one appreciate the more advanced aged woman, eh. ;) Since most of the...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:24:00 GMT

man repellent

When I turned 39, I promised myself I would not mark my 40th birthday weighing what I did at that time. Not long after that, I embarked on a journey that took me places I never could have imagined. Wh...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:39:00 GMT

Coke & pissing in the dogs water

So, anyone who knows me well knows how extremely difficult it is for me to function without a good ole Classic Coca~Cola. My precious little angelic granddaughter has been helping herself to my invent...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

proud & very HAPPY to be an American!!! :)

I recently received the following essay via email. Although this is attributed to Jay Leno, extensive research by numerous individuals/websites has proven he was not the actual author. One such site t...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:55:00 GMT

TEXAS ~~ gotta love it!

I love being a Texan & quite honestly, I have no desire to travel outside the Lone Star borders. I have been to Cali a couple of times ... it was fun. I've seen the Rockies ... they're pretty. I even ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:44:00 GMT

Freedom of religion also means freedom *from* religion

I live my life on the fringes of a large subculture that the Texas panhandle Christian mainstream population tries hard to pretend does not exist. Yet, there are many, MANY more of us than they realiz...
Posted by on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:58:00 GMT

Hell has frozen over!!!

Not only did my 20 y/o daughter just vacuum, she actually admitted she NEEDS ME!!!! omfg!!!! she needs me, she really really needs me!!
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 14:31:00 GMT

I’m not miserable because I’m fat; I’m fat because I’m miserable!

In 2003, I embarked on a quest to have gastric bypass surgery. I read everything I could find on the subject & joined several online support groups so I could see how people at various stages of t...
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 23:04:00 GMT