I have been doing so well.
I put you in a box.
I am doing my thing.
Work.
Kids.
Trips.
It is all OK.
Then you stopped by.
I wanted to touch you.
Smell you.
Get all up in your neck.
I look at you and wonder.
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I am sad still tonight.

Worked my body hard. 

Legs and arms day.

2 miles on the treadmill. 

Fast.

To run out the sadness. 

Prayed.  

My tears of grief have been cried. 

There are more. 

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This is my flag that I bought on 9/11. 

I did not own a flag before that terrible day, although I have always had a patriotic streak. 

My first memory of a 4^th of/… Read full post »

I dropped my youngest son off at camp last Sunday. 

This is a response to an earlier post that described an organization that is very different from the same organization I have been a member of  for over 23 years.  This was a comment I posted, that I decided to turn into a post.  Hell, I spent so much time  writing… Read full post »

Dog hair, pollen, crumbs. 

Particles stick to bare feet.

Must clean; too busy.

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As a self-employed, sole provider and single mother of two children, I have been hit pretty hard by this economic downturn.  My income was down about 40% last year and so far this year I have made 3% of my 2007 income.  That really sucks.   My line of work is integrally… Read full post »

I first noticed it about 3 years ago.  I was installing some wooden blinds.  I was up on a ladder.  It was night and the lights were dim.  I was holding the screw in one hand, balancing on the ladder, with my cordless screwdriver in my other hand. Trying to… Read full post »

 You know that feeling when it is 1:00 a.m. and you check OS,  just real quick like?

This looks interesting.   Hmmm.  Oh, what's this?  Joan needs a new hat.  Ha!

You know, she does need a new hat. 

Google Image Search:  Hats.

I can whip this together fas… Read full post »

In response to Joan's post:  Is it time to change my hat?

While your avatar photo is certainly important, perhaps you should begin to wear a hat during your appearances on Hardball.  Your hat could be used to intimidate your opponent or, at the very least, distract them enough that they… Read full post »

This is a response to FeatheredThing's Open Call.

In the summer between third and fourth grade, my family moved away from our idyllic, quaint town in the Shenandoah Valley.  It was the place of my happy childhood.  A small college town where we lived in a fabulous 100 year old… Read full post »

A friend of mine recently sent me this Wall Street Journal editorial, by James Turley.  The article was based on a more in-depth white paper by Ernst and Young:  Groundbreakers: Using the strength of women to rebuild the world economy, which examined what is necessary to get the globa… Read full post »

One of The New York Times' most read stories today discusses America's obsession with soft toilet paper.  

I switched to Scott® tissue a couple of years ago because I live in an old house and was having some clogging issues from the roots in my sewer pipe.  The… Read full post »

Don't you know they set you up?  

I can just see your little ego bursting when the boys called you last week to ask you to do the rebuttal. 

They told you that you would be rewarded for toeing the line, that you are the face of the inclusiveness… Read full post »

My favorite movie of all time is The Road Warrior, the 1981 apocalyptic film directed by George Miller and starring  Mel Gibson (before his alleged anti-semitism, homophobia and alcoholism tainted his career). 

 I actually saw The Road Warrior a few years before I saw th/… Read full post »

The Federal Aviation Authority released transcripts of communications  for Flight 1549 yesterday.  This is a supplementary transcript produced by a device that  uses the latest technology to record the thoughts of the parties involved.

3:27:32 New York Tracon:&nb… Read full post »

Lexus question, Week 3:   Is there a single piece of technology that has recently transformed your life - for the better?

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

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I always wanted to be a cowboy when I was a little girl.  A cowboy, not a cowgirl (yes, I was a tomboy).  I liked the adventure, the rawness,  the harshness,  the code.  I loved listening to cowboy music, Frankie Laine, my fave. (Still do!)

In light of the… Read full post »

I just finished watching President Obama (I LOVE writing, "President Obama"!) sign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law.  I was emotionally moved and teary-eyed as he spoke about the woman in red standing at his side.  He described how she worked for 20 years as a supervisor and, while… Read full post »

13 years ago today, my precious youngest son was born at 1:32 CDT.   I became pregnant with his older brother 8 years earlier, unexpectedly.   I had returned to graduate school and wanted to graduate before I added to the family, planning for a 5-6 year age spread. We officially… Read full post »

I am going to preface this by saying that a friend of mine previewed this and said I should say very clearly  up front that this article is a graphic description of shooting up.  Some might find it disturbing.   Please read one of my happy posts instead:  2009, Grace to… Read full post »

I love the beach. 

Each day, I have spent… Read full post »