Monthly archives: July, 2003

The War Is Not Over For Our Soldiers

Just letting you know that our troops who must remain in Iraq are in my heart and mind today. Morale is low there. Keep them in your prayers or send them some good energy. I can’t imagine how frightened and homesick they must feel. Punishing them for speaking out about how much they want to …

Today’s Topic: Know Thyself

“I heard poppa tell momma, ‘Let that boy boogie woogie, it’s in him and it’s got to come out.’” – John Lee Hooker I’m going to plug a book today. It’s called The Forest for the Trees by Betsy Lerner, and in it she provides advice for writers who have yet to be published. Whether …

Buying A Politician

When my husband and I win the Powerball, it’s going to need to be a healthy sum of money. Put simply, one or two million dollars won’t meet our needs at this point. We are not greedy. Honest. Here’s why. We want to be able to support ourselves in our retirement, our families in their …

Played Like A Fiddle

My daughter can almost always get her way if she is funny enough when she presents her case to me. She knows my weakness. It’s definitely my funny-bone. She was trying to convince me to make her macaroni and cheese for lunch. I would rather make her almost anything else, because she practically lives on …