Wednesday, May 14, 2003They Were so BraveSince 9-11 we've heard a lot about heroes...and some pretty everyday folks are suddenly finding themselves called brave and courageous. I saw some pretty large courage displayed today. I took my children to a new pediatrician. The older son had been told by his other doctor that he would not have... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, May 11, 2003Ah, Mother's DayMother's Day is, for the single mother of very young children, one of the saddest holidays going. The only person it must be harder for is someone who has recently miscarried or who has buried her children. Think what the single mother is faced with. A day on which everyone is honoring his (or her)... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, May 3, 2003It Might Just Be PMS....But I Am Seriously Peeved AgainI hesitated to write this because my pledge to my church's capital campaign last fall was of the nature of a private bargain with God, and I don’t believe those ought to be aired publicly. However, I am appalled and disgusted to read that there are those who have not paid their pledges, to the tune... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, May 1, 2003My Crazy CountryAmerica is a unbelievable country. I went to a Mexican restaurant for supper tonight. The hostess who seated me was a lovely Hispanic lady named Rosa. My waiter was a Slavic man named Dimitri, and the waitress for the next table was a Nordic lady named Elsa. The busboy was a nice young black man... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, April 30, 2003What NOW Ought to Be Working onNOW is supposed to be the champion of equality and decent treatment for women in America, right? That being the case, and me being a woman, here's what I want them to put on their agenda right now. I want to see results within a reasonable length of time....say, six months. And the issue is?... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, April 28, 2003"Public Schools Can't Be Beat"? Sez Who?Dreah posted a link to this " editorial " on homeschooling, written by a former teacher. I just have to spout off on this one. According to Dreah, the writer pulled her article out of her posterior. I think it came from somewhere else, like maybe the local sewage-treatment plant. Rather than take on... Sign in to see full entry.Are You Really Broke?When I lost my job last fall, I thought "Gee, I need some advice on saving money because there won't be as much of it around here until I find a new job." (I didn't want to run through the severance money at the same rate that I went through my paycheck, after all; who knew how long it would take to... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, April 26, 2003The Value of Controversy, Invective, and "Gettin' Personal"We've had some interesting times on BN lately, with all sorts of tactics being employed to lure readership. We've had racism, sexism, anti-this and -that, name-calling, personal insults, and a host of other convtoversial topics and techniques for attracting attention. Sometimes it's been funny, and... Sign in to see full entry.When They Say Micro-Payments....Before I begin, I want to make it quite clear that I do not blog for the money. The money is a nice side-effect of doing what I love best: opening my big mouth and spouting off about anything I want to. That said, they really do mean micro-payments. I just checked my Reading Distribution list, and... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, April 24, 2003Need a good laugh?These disturbing auctions and the hilarious comments on them will have you laughing until you cry. Of particular hysteria-inducing value, at least in my opinion, are the attacking puppet, the frog purse, the poo-duck, the glass clown, and the cranky clown lava lamp. There's a slide show if you don't... Sign in to see full entry. |