Liberated!
I am feeling on top of the world! Ok, so it’s only the junk mail world but I am feeling so FREE! I have been imprisoned by junk mail. A pile of it is delivered to my mailbox daily. To protect myself from identity theft or fraud, I must spend time opening each piece and [...]
Lip-Synching Confessions
Many people are voicing outrage over China using a young girl to lip-synch at the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, while the real singer, Yang Peiyi a seven-year-old was heard but not seen. Is there a difference between pretending you are really the singer and when an actor pretends to be the character? Years [...]
A Long and Winding Road
August 11, 2008 It was a mentally grueling day. My oldest daughter called from the cab of an eighteen-wheeler she is sharing with a married man. “We’re not doin’ nuttin’” she screamed when I told her it wasn’t right. She tried to rationalize her actions and then fault me for not being happy that she’s [...]
Three Misunderstood Sisters
7-11-08 I am visiting out-of-state with my two older sisters. If I could orchestrate the perfect week together the three of us would stay up until the wee hours talking about nothing of importance and everything of importance. We would reminisce about the “remember when” and laugh until tears streamed down our cheeks and our [...]
