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your winter is close at hand

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I'm making my timid return to Open Salon today after having been away for just over a year now.  I'm not sure what happened.  Well, that's not completely true.  Writing that last post about my search for my biological father really took an emotional toll on me.&nb… Read full post »

I have no memory of my biological father. From all accounts, he portrayed himself as an officer and a gentleman. While he was, in actuality, an officer, the gentleman thing didn’t really pan out. Turns out a more accurate description would have been scoundrel and… Read full post »

Okay – in my short time on OS, I’ve come to the conclusion that there are some seriously talented writers here. In light of this revelation, I feel almost embarrassed about my fluffy little contributions…the key word there being almost.… Read full post »

Okay – what??

I’m all for a person’s right to legally bear arms but what the hell people. How deranged do you have to be to show up at your 5 year old child’s soccer game openly toting a firearm?  I mean… Read full post »

I am a woman of many contradictions.  I don’t have any illusions about that.  In fact, I’m considering adding that title to my business cards.  But, I digress…I am a woman of many contradictions.  Case in point – my love/hate relati… Read full post »

Seriously – what is it with girls today and their need to flash their hooha for all the world to see. I don’t watch So You Think You Can Dance but maybe I should start because apparently some female contestant gave the viewing audience a little peep… Read full post »

Oh for heaven’s sake – what have I gotten myself into? I originally contemplated starting a blog for fun thinking it would be great to have a place where I could share my thoughts… a place filled with people from all ends of the spectrum sharing their thoughts.… Read full post »

Whatever happened to good old fashioned manners? Is it just me? Am I just getting surly and churlish as I get older or has anyone else noticed the rapid decline of good manners and civility in the general population?

When… Read full post »

I went on a business trip with my boss recently. Okay – technically speaking he is not my boss because he doesn’t officially supervise me although he is responsible for assigning projects to me and oversees my work so go figure.… Read full post »

It has occurred to me that I probably should have posted a "first" post laying out my reasoning for starting a blog in the first place. Well - better late than never...

Okay - so I've never done anything like this before… Read full post »

My friend, Donna, very recently suffered a tragedy involving her goddaughter which highlights the need for legislation banning cell phone use while driving. Donna’s goddaughter, Sara, was killed in a head-on collision when a 17 year old boy was distracted by his cell phone and… Read full post »

So it occurs to me that I have now passed some sort of threshold separating the cool, quirky people of the world from the hopelessly dorky.

Case in point - I was at Best Buy recently perusing their CDs and what should I come across but a… Read full post »