https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/maggieowen/My thoughts, ideas and observations on the marvelous, and sometimes whacky, world in which we live.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/maggieowen/617656Frequently I find I am amused, sometimes disturbed, by the strangeness of our actions as a collective species. Regularly I am told or witness acts of "weirdness"- for lack of anything else to call them. Sometimes funny, sometimes strange and sometimes just plain scary! Case in point, my second...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/maggieowen/617573Today, my youngest daughter attended her day of college classes! I am not sure she realizes the implications of this yet, but today she began a new journey of her life - a great adventure where she will be exposed to ideas and thoughts foreign to her. She is going to meet individuals yearning to...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/maggieowen/617319I always knew who I wanted to be, a writer and educator with all the world to see Fair and honest, I would pass any test, Kind and compassionate to all who were left. I always knew who I wanted to be But the world has gotten the best of me. Surrounded by people, supposedly friends, They are the...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/maggieowen/617267There is no way to overstate the fact that I am a tender-hearted fool. This said, it becomes obvious that when my oldest daughter and her boyfriend showed up with two baby ducklings (in a mop bucket) and proudly handed them to me as a gift, I could not refuse. After all, my daughter claimed I had...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/maggieowen/617024I have the great honor of working as a front desk agent for a medium-sized motel in Florida owned and operated by a husband and wife who have been married for more than 30 years. We are a close-knit group of friends and share each other's triumphs and tragedies. I care deeply for each of these...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/maggieowen/616479Twenty-one years ago, I thought I knew everything and was certain I would be the world’s best mother ever so I convinced my husband it was time for us to start our family. I spent the duration of my pregnancy buying items our child would just have to have and decorating the nursery. Except for...