Ordinary People and Superheroes

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Friday, August 29, 2003

Why it is so hard to write about emotional turmoil?

Last night, I met with one of my housemates who had returned home after being gone without telling us where he was. He had excuses and I being a kindhearted person excepted them. The only problem is that another housemate did not, and is going to leave as a result. I care about the one who is moving... Sign in to see full entry.

He had a dream

that captured the imagination of an entire nation. For the past two days, I have been hearing stories about the Civil Rights March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech, I have a dream. I was twelve when it happened and unaware. My family was distrustful of Martin Luther King, Jr. and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 28, 2003

Dividing up the Work

When my son was a baby, I rented a room from a married couple. She always felt overwhelmed with all of the household work. I told her what had been told to me--only do one thing a day. Do washing on Monday, ironing on Tuesday, etc. I never took my own advice. I aways did work when I could. I did... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Getting my picture taken wasn't so bad.

I'm overweight, middle aged and never have been photogenic, so I wasn't excited about getting my picture taken. Originally my husband was going to take my picture but the film got lost. Then I set up an appointment with a photographer to get my picture taken. I intended on getting a Glamour Shots... Sign in to see full entry.

I'm home.

Coming home is both hard and good. I'm glad to be back with my family and friends. I'm sick and need to go to the doctor. I have a picture to get taken for the cover of my book. To give me the best chance of looking decent, I'm going to a makeup artist. What I really need is to lose fifty pounds but... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

Back home to my dirty house.

It is pleasant staying in a clean house. I can keep things clean if I'm not in charge--but if I am, then everyhting falls apart. Watching my sister-in-law, I see that the way that she keeps things cleans is by always putting things away and cleaning up messses as they get made. Everyone rinses out... Sign in to see full entry.

Back home to my dirty house.

It is pleasant staying in a clean house. I can keep things clean if I'm not in charge--but if I am, then everyhting falls apart. Watching my sister-in-law, I see that the way that she keeps things cleans is by always putting things away and cleaning up messses as they get made. Everyone rinses out... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 25, 2003

Away from home, I can imagine going on a diet.

At home, I realize the difficulty of a diet. If I ate less, it would be easy. I would just eat less. No one would notice. If I went on weight watchers or atkins, then I'd eat differently and people would notice. Eating less does two things it triggers your starvation response and it makes me feel... Sign in to see full entry.

I have had three full days.

Many parents go together to bring their children to college. Our family has only one parent do it. We have a compact car and can only take two people and all of the stuff for the college student. This means that I have been thoroughly engaged. Couples can share the intensity and can back away from... Sign in to see full entry.

Beautiful People

I took my daughter to college on Saturday. There was a woman there who was quite striking. She wasn't young, she was probably in her forties. She looked her age but she was the perfect weight, had a light tan, Audrey Hepburn haircut on her dark brown hair. She didn't quite look like Audrey but she... Sign in to see full entry.

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