The best thing you can say about having another birthday is that it means you’re not dead yet. The second best thing about having a birthday means the presence of presents. The third best thing—there is no third best thing. I don’t like my birthday because it means I’m getting older. I wouldn’t mind getting [...]
[Note: Part 2 of a 3-part series. Part 1 was yesterday. Part 3 is 8/27/10.] When I was growing up, my Mom would weird out—act nutty, mean, scary, etc. We kids would say she was “zonked.” We could always tell when she was zonked because her facial muscles would droop and her face took on [...]
This week the Steinbeck Festival celebrates its 30th Anniversary at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, CA. Since I live fairly close (45 miles north or so), I’ve attended many events over the years. Hanging out at a place that celebrates writing and honors a Nobel Prize Winner for Literature is my idea of fun! [...]
Didn’t most Americans enjoy watching Chelsea grow up? How she grew from cute, sweet, and curly to poised, glam, and educated. I know I did. I liked how low-keyed she was; how she became her own accomplished person despite the political/ parental spotlight. She seems like a class act. Over the years my favorite photo [...]
Attention People Magazine Editors: On behalf of the women of America who think SEXY means being a REAL MAN, our nomination for Sexiest Man Alive is Admiral Thad Allen – Retired Coast Guard Admiral and current National Incident Commander (of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.) What [...]
The Constance McMillen story really gets to me. FYI: She’s the lesbian teenager from Mississippi who was not allowed to bring her girlfriend to her high school prom and a national brouhaha ensued. She was made to feel terrible by a mob of bigots simply because of her sexual orientation. Since the teenage years are [...]
The first thing I did this morning (while Mr. Coffee was perking) was reread the blog I posted last night at 11:00 pm—past my brain’s nightly expiration date. I’ve noticed that the blogs I write at night differ in tone than those I write first thing in the morning or later in the day. Nighttime [...]
I have “a friend.” Let’s call her Penelope. She has a new boyfriend. Let’s call him Richard. It’s a new relationship—about eight months. They’re both mature adults—terrific people. She’s divorced; he’s widowed. Their kids are grown. They’re from the same age group and same educational/professional level. They hail from the same area and have (more [...]
As the last POTUS, the Shrub, has said, let history judge his administration. For me in sizing up the success of the Obama presidency, if the ONLY thing he accomplishes during his term is fixing the “fatherhood situation” in America, then I’ll put him in the “Good President” pile. Improving father-children relationships would make a [...]
I’m NOT a fan of Rush Limbaugh’s radio show. I’ve listened to it only a couple times—for a few minutes—and that was enough to be grossed out. As much as I find him offensive, my Dad finds him terrific. No shock there… A few years ago I attended a PGA golf tournament, the AT&T Pro-Am [...]
