Crazy as a Road Lizard (with apologies to lizards)In the past couple of weeks I’ve had some close encounters with some folks I know that fit […] This entry was posted in Rants on March 31, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
I Did it with my Own Two HandsSometimes I surprise myself. Sometimes I surprise others. I surprised myself and my family when I recently did […] This entry was posted in Celebration on March 29, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Dump the ExpertsDespite my trepidation about the proliferation of make-over shows and the insidiousness of experts on TV, I would […] This entry was posted in Rants on March 28, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Bad taste better than no taste?If you’ve looked at certain websites, been passed an email with tacky-terrible images or watched any number of trashy TV reality […] This entry was posted in Musings about life on March 25, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Nobody’s Family is Going to ChangeNobody’s Family is Going to Change is the title of a children’s novel by Louise Fitzhugh. I reviewed […] This entry was posted in With Gratitude & Thanks on March 23, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Don’t Eat the Food, Drink the Water, and you might ...What’s going on? Are we in the ending days that I remember from the sermons of my youth?Who’s […] This entry was posted in Rants on March 22, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
True Leadership and Wisdom – Go Obama!The speech Presidential candidate Barack Obama gave on March 18, 2008, was one of the best and most […] This entry was posted in Tribute on March 19, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Tuscan Inspired Tomato and White Bean SoupThis is only the second recipe I’ve posted on my blog so you know it had to be […] This entry was posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Clotheslines and CristoOne of my special memories from childhood is hanging clothes on the clothesline at my grandmother’s house. I […] This entry was posted in Musings about life on March 17, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Pushing through shynessI am a shy person, sometimes painfully so. I am pausing now as I type this, because I […] This entry was posted in Encouragement on March 15, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
When You’re Alone, What do you do?Do you close the door to the bathroom when you’re alone?Do you make up the bed even if […] This entry was posted in Musings about life on March 14, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Arrogance and Entitlement (Hillary’s)First came the surprise that Obama was indeed a viable candidate. I could tell that Ms. Clinton felt […] This entry was posted in Rants on March 12, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
The Downside of Not DrinkingThe downside of not drinking is that I can never blame liquor for any stupid mistakes or judgements […] This entry was posted in Musings about life on March 10, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
The Wire goes bye-byeA moment of silence, please, because HBO’s The Wire has ended. I’m still digesting the ending. What will […] This entry was posted in Musings about life on March 10, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Childhood DittiesWhen I woke up this morning, a childhood ditty came to my mind. It was: The boys like […] This entry was posted in Musings about life on March 8, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Who’s to Bla-aaa-aame? Put it on me.Most of the negative stuff that’s come into my life, I ushered in even when I did so […] This entry was posted in Rants on March 5, 2008 by Candelaria Silva
Instant Messaging and Other Email WoesMy daughter bugged me to sign up for instant messaging so she could email me when I was […] This entry was posted in Rants on March 3, 2008 by Candelaria Silva