Dump the Experts
Despite my trepidation about the proliferation of make-over shows and the insidiousness of experts on TV, I would […]
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 […]
Nobody’s Family is Going to Change
Nobody’s Family is Going to Change is the title of a children’s novel by Louise Fitzhugh. I reviewed […]
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 […]
True Leadership and Wisdom – Go Obama!
The speech Presidential candidate Barack Obama gave on March 18, 2008, was one of the best and most […]
Tuscan Inspired Tomato and White Bean Soup
This is only the second recipe I’ve posted on my blog so you know it had to be […]
Clotheslines and Cristo
One of my special memories from childhood is hanging clothes on the clothesline at my grandmother’s house. I […]
Pushing through shyness
I am a shy person, sometimes painfully so. I am pausing now as I type this, because I […]
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 […]
Arrogance and Entitlement (Hillary’s)
First came the surprise that Obama was indeed a viable candidate. I could tell that Ms. Clinton felt […]
The Downside of Not Drinking
The downside of not drinking is that I can never blame liquor for any stupid mistakes or judgements […]
The Wire goes bye-bye
A moment of silence, please, because HBO’s The Wire has ended. I’m still digesting the ending. What will […]
Childhood Ditties
When I woke up this morning, a childhood ditty came to my mind. It was: The boys like […]
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 […]
Instant Messaging and Other Email Woes
My daughter bugged me to sign up for instant messaging so she could email me when I was […]
Praying for Brown
One of the first questions I asked when my daughter was born was, “Is she brown?” I had […]
Bedrooms and Values
On my recent trip to visit my daughter and granddaughter in Charlotte, I got to thinking about bedrooms, […]
U.T. Saunders
If there was ever a man who was generous, gracious and good* it was U.T. Saunders. U.T. was […]