Insomniatic thought
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Last night I went to bed early and fell asleep quickly, I just couldn't stay asleep. As insomnia rattled my sleep-hungry brain, an urgent, pervasive thought drove me to desperate prayer: I care about you. It didn't make sense. When my house...
Cinderfella, meet Cinderella
A year ago I met and feel in love with Paul Potts as he rocketed to a win on Britain's Got Talent; with the appearance of Susan Boyle on the scene, it's déjà vu all over again…I'm absolutely smitten with her! Looks like I'm not alone,...
The Tea Lady
Through a kaleidoscopic lens of time past, I can see their aura of expectancy and certainty: they had big dreams, those two, and they were going to strike gold on the corner of Milledge and Woodlawn. Reason never wins an argument with...
Kiss(im)Me(e) for free?
Sometimes I think the “Namers” of states and cities were just plain lazy; or maybe they just knew a few letters of the alphabet so they used them over and over. For example: Mississippi–Two pair of S’s, a pair of P’s and a whole...
Truth and consequences
Gag-a-maggot (!) I couldn't even watch the clip on You Tube–two Dominoes Pizza employees in Conover, NC, reportedly cramming cheese up their nose, passing gas on salami AND THEN SERVING SUBS TO CUSTOMERS! Narrated one of the pair, "In about...
Text Education
With two cell phone-carrying teenagers in our house, it's critical for us as parents to get in their business and know the technology better than–or at least as well as–them. And not just know the technology, but also to know what it is...
Brown eyes blue
The first time I saw her, the solemn look in her eyes flooded my head and heart with questions– Was she really as sad as she looked?Was she just camera shy?Is she happy?Does she know she is chosen? Pinki Roy has been waiting for over six months for a...
Twitter wars: @CNN vs. @aplusk
Larry King defends CNN & Ted Turner against Ashton Kutcher's challenge for the 1,000,000th follower. Apparently "boys and their toys" has gone tech geek :). For all my friends in real life I've introduced to Twitter? You're...
Peter Cottontail ate my feet
{Singing "Annie" in my most impressive imaginary theater voice…} " When I'm stuck with a daaaaay, that's graaaay, and cloudy…" Sticking out my chin will get me no where FAST, but slide into my bunny slippers and all...