Scanning the local obits today, I came across the usual assortment of obits and memoriams, and it crossed my mind to wonder why people post the memorial ads. I realize dealing with grief is a long process and missing someone you love hurts, so maybe they get some solace from posting these. Some are written […]
I use a pretty standard cellphone with a slideout keyboard for easy texting. Some of my kids have ipads and iphones and smartphones. They rave about apps for this and that, and compare notes with each other on the features of their devices. But I just couldn’t see the need for a smartphone. Really, I […]
Sometimes life hands you the most interesting opportunities. Last weekend was one for me. I was invited to an inaugural cruise on the Disney Fantasy as a member of TravelingMom.com. To have three days sailing to the Bahamas and back in March was too good to pass up. On Friday morning I boarded the ship […]
Today I listened to radio program that referred to a potential outbreak of war and “setting ablaze the cinder block in the middle of that country” and I honestly didn’t hear anything else he was saying after that. My mind was trying to figure out how a cinder block could be set on fire. I […]
Yesterday the mail brought me an unusual envelope from a law firm. It seems that by virtue of being an eBay user over the years, I was automatically included in a class action suit against eBay by some company. There was a lot of legal mumbo jumbo that I never bothered to read, but the […]
We turned off the cable on August 31st last year. After months of discussion back and forth about the pros and cons (pros being a financial savings, better use of our time, and the deteriorating quality of cable television programming, cons being missing the news and documentaries), we called the local providers and had them […]
From the not-so-bright department of online scammers comes this fascinating e-mail. The letter came from “Reservation Departament” which should tell you it doesn’t come from inside the US. The subject line says, “Wrong transaction from your credit card in Mauna Kea Beach.” Now, I’ve never been to Mauna Kea Beach, and have no clue where […]
Recently a young man died from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was only 22 years old. The accident happened a couple of months ago, and his brother and best friend died in the wreck. He was the only survivor. Naturally his friends and parents prayed for his recovery and cheered him on, grateful […]
Somewhere in my childhood I saw a plaque that said, “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get!” At the time, I was amused by the wordplay and how clever it seemed. But today the maxim is all too true in my life. The to-do list keeps growing day by day, and I rush here […]
The verdict is in from the Casey Anthony trial in Orlando: not guilty of murder or manslaughter in the death of her daughter Caylee. The unending coverage of this trial by the media has focused on every possible angle and detail of the trial, from testimonies of witnesses to facial expressions and clothing worn by […]
Today’s headlines tell about “unprecedented” flooding. One hundred miles of bridges are closed along the Missouri River, the Mississippi River, and somewhere in China 40 miles of dikes are overflowing. In Arizona we have a flood of fire, if you will, in the form of wildfires, the likes of which the state has never seen […]
I love watching birds come to my feeders, especially hummingbirds. Our feeder has been getting a lot of attention, but it’s on the front porch while I’m in the office, and I thought it would be nice to get one of those suction cup hangers and put the feeder at my office window so I […]
