I pulled for Ken Jennings during the recent three day Jeopardy event featuring two all time champs vs The Machine aka Watson.  It didn't seem fair as the computer clicked in long before the two humans and answered in his monotone voice.  Every now and then Watson would come up… Read full post »

Jeana 

 FAT Jeana 

 She hides in the back of my closet, waiting.  I see her in  the mirror, standing way back, snickering.  She knows she can make a comeback, and when it's least expected.  She waits for that mom… Read full post »

This isn't about my view on life, etc.  This is about what I originally wrote all the way back in August.  I am intent on accomplishing certain goals, among which were making my living quarters look inhabitable, at least by humans or sub-humans - I can't be too picky.

So far,… Read full post »

Don't you just love that feeling you get when you realize you know more than the others - that you are just so smart.  You congratulate yourself and just as you are buffing your nails on your label,* the proverbial carpet is yanked out from under your feet.  How do you… Read full post »

Between election eve activities and working the polls all day, I didn't have a spare second to wish all a happy election day.  How fortunate are we to have the freedom to vote in this great country.  If you doubt that each and every vote counts, this  picture ought to remind… Read full post »

Just to let anyone who cares know, I am keeping with my original intent as I stated on August 18, to upgrade several things in my life.  So without further ado, here are the before and after shots of my living room.  Brace yourselves, the change is not dramatic at all.… Read full post »

I have not been around lately only because I am 3 days post wedding.  We got married on 10/10/10.  Everything went off without a hitch.  The ceremony was perfect.  My thanks to all who gave me encouragement.  By the way, music for the ceremony was Bach's Sheep May Safely Graz… Read full post »

For those who are unfamiliar with the name Michelle Rhee, she is the former chancellor of the D.C. public school district.  She had the tenacity and fortitude to make major reforms to a failing system and forge a better education climate for the children of D.C.  If you are a member… Read full post »

Here I am a mere seven days before my wedding and I feel like becoming a Buddhist nun.  Is that wrong?  It must be so peaceful with all the meditation going on around you.  Perhaps some chanting but it's fairly monotone, and that's okay.

I really wanted a simple wedding.  Just… Read full post »

Here I go again, putting off til tomorrow what I can't bring my self to do.  It seems it is so difficult to sit and write a few thoughts down.  My original intent was to write daily, like a diary.  Then I thought, maybe several times weekly.  Now it's been over… Read full post »

Last night, just before drifting off,  I had ideas of  near perfection.  Everything came together well, each thought rolling off the one prior.  Had I been smart I would have gotten up and written down these bits of wisdom.  My fatigue won out, so I convinced myself that I wo… Read full post »

Here it is the last day of the summer.  I know we don't officially enter autumn until September 21, or there about, but to me, Labor Day is the official end of the summer.  I am always sad to see summer go.  It's worse this year, I'm still not at my… Read full post »

It was a great day for a run.  The temperature was probably in the 70's with low humidity and a much welcomed breeze.  I couldn't help myself.  The last time I ran, earlier in the week, it was so hot and sticky I had to stop twice. 

About two miles into… Read full post »

I listen to talk radio everyday on the way into and from work.  It is conservative talk radio, so sue me.  This morning a caller was telling Dr Bennett how her life had been so hard.  She claimed she barely remembered her 20's and 30's because all she did was work… Read full post »

As promised, here is a picture of my living room with its  blah apartment walls and ever so dull windows.

The hat is perched on a surround soun… Read full post »

Only a few days into blogging and I am accomplishing more than I have in the past year and a half.  Just be writing down some goals, I've even gone back and done other "I know I should" things that I've been putting off until I have more time, or money… Read full post »

I expect the title of this piece gives it all away.  Yearly I eat beef approximately five times, this being one.  Very coincidental that while skimming through the open calls I am daintily eating this tastly burger.  But maybe it's my good fortune to find such inspiration tod… Read full post »

Due to the poor performance of this pc, I wasn't sure last night's post would make it. My man did some tune up things on the computer to get just a little more milage out of the old thing. 

  I am still trying to decide on which of five different shades looks… Read full post »

In the continuing effort to accomplish my goals, I stopped at the blinds store and ordered window shades for the living room.  This of course will not help my financial  goals as the deposit I left was what I thought the entire bill would be.  Well you have to spend to… Read full post »

So here I am in the second day of my - I don't know what.  I guess road to the realization of my goals.  I worked on the apartment goal by taking things from the "pantry" in our eating area and placing them in the newly organized cabinet.  By "pantry" I… Read full post »

About three years ago I discovered I was invisible.  Not in a "Harry Potter" kind of way, just invisible to men.  It happened about the same time I entered menopause.  How about that?  Do you think they smell the hormones and then when they're gone (the hormones that is) men just… Read full post »