The crazy lady strikes again

Right now, I'm in the process of asking for emergency rental assistance. We have a lot of late fees to clear up with our landlord, and this month's rent is already due. I hate the process, frankly. It's uncomfortable for me to ask for this assistance, especially given the way our family goes through money. I live in what I consider to be a very dualistic family when it comes to money, and I'm trying to be as polite as possible. (I'm assuming that someone who knows my family is reading this blog... Sign in to see full entry.

I wrote several articles a few years ago for the now-defunct Themestream about people addiction. I believe myself to be addicted to people, which is why I wrote those articles. The sole issue I didn't address is recovery from this disorder - if it is a disorder. Most addictions have 12-step groups available to help addicts recover from an addiction. The problem for a people addict is that these groups contain people, the very substance to which we are addicted. The support of others is... Sign in to see full entry.

The premise behind the latest Garfield movie is similar to that of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper. To summarize the plot for those unfamiliar with either Garfield or The Prince and the Pauper, Garfield surprises his human, Jon Arbuckle, by stowing himself away in Jon's luggage. (Jon went to London to propose to his veterinarian girlfriend Liz, who was in London for a veterinary conference.) While in London, Garfield escapes from Jon's hotel room and gets confused with a British feline... Sign in to see full entry.

I was reading this post by SuccessWarrior, in his blog Holy Church of Blog, this morning. As I read it, I was struck with something. SuccessWarrior made a choice - that getting a good grade in an online course was more important than risking getting a bad grade in that same online course, by telling the truth in assignments performed for the course. If you read some of the earlier entries, you will find that the course in which he enrolled was an English course, designed to teach students how to... Sign in to see full entry.

A few hours ago, I reposted my review of the book Fascinating Womanhood, written by Helen Andelin and published in the early 1960s. I'd advise readers to scroll down a bit (or go to the next page) and find out what I had to say about this book at the time I originally wrote the review. My thinking about the modes of dress Mrs. Andelin recommended hasn't really changed. I've already mentioned - or at least implied - my disdain for such prepubertal touches as Peter Pan collars on adult women. We... Sign in to see full entry.

What do these people have in common? They're all news anchors currently working for the major networks. Lester (Holt) works for NBC, and serves as the anchor for the weekend version of the Today show. He will also show up occasionally to fill in for people like Matt Lauer. Diane (Sawyer) works for ABC, and serves in an equivalent role on Good Morning America. I don't remember right now whether or not she still appears on 20/20 or PrimeTime Live, but she used to appear on similar newsmagazine... Sign in to see full entry.

This post was originally written on March 6, 2003. My own perspective - the one that I hold currently, that is - might seem a bit different now, since I've gotten older and been exposed to different viewpoints - but I thought it worth taking out of Potpourri (a blog I plan on closing eventually, anyway, because I'm not updating it regularly enough for my taste). Here goes: Don't assume all of us will undergo grief stages when we hear what is wrong with our children or that it has gotten worse.... Sign in to see full entry.

I used to be on an email list called Fascinating Womanhood, a title derived from a book of the same name, written by Helen Andelin. For those who have never heard of the book, the concepts in it are similar to those in books such as The Surrendered Wife and Total Woman, two books you may have heard of (depending on what generation you belong to). Although each of these books has been influenced by the society which made it popular, the general theme is "how to become more feminine in a world... Sign in to see full entry.

I've been re-reading Leap of Faith, by Queen Noor, lately. It's one of my favorite books, and I'm here to tell you why. Lisa Halaby was a member of the first class to which Princeton admitted women. She got a bachelor's degree in architecture and urban planning in the early 1970s after spending the then-requisite amount of time in liberal-activist activities. Her father was a highly-placed member of JFK's administration, and then became the head of Pan-Am airlines until that airline went... Sign in to see full entry.

All right - this is several days late and $60 million short. I'm talking about Jerry Lewis' recent Labor Day telethon. I watched the telethon briefly when it was on, and I noticed that Lewis looked somewhat better than he did in 2003, when I talked about his health status in my blog Potpourri. He also made somewhat more money than he did in 2003 - $61 million or so, if memory serves. I don't know if I've mentioned this in other blogs, but I used to enjoy working on the MDA telethon. I would... Sign in to see full entry.