I can’t act, I can’t sing and I can’t draw. I am a fine arts dropout and I can blame it on my elementary school teachers. Teachers are always being blamed for everything from George Bushes’ deductive reasoning skills to the unexplainable love affair we have with Italian focaccio … [Read more...]

I love electronic gadgets. In fact, I’ve become so obsessed with gadgets, that I have gadgets for my gadgets. For example, I’ve got an organizer that attaches to my cell phone. Do I really need this? No, but, it makes a great conversation piece. “Hey, is that the new organizer … [Read more...]

I had the pleasure of carpooling a gaggle of girls home from the bowling alley last weekend and all I can say is “ohmigod – like, it was really an eye opener, you know?” The event was a church youth group outing and my own seventh grade son was the lone male in the car as I … [Read more...]

Going to a new doctor’s office is the pits. I don’t know the waiting game, but judging by the crowd, it’ll be awhile. General surgery must be booming. Still, my luck, if I leave to find the bathroom, they’ll call me. I try to read, but the old fella next to me insists on sharing … [Read more...]

Matt, Clover, a friend named TJ and I went to a free bluegrass music concert on Thursday night. I set up a blanket and picnic style dinner for Clover and myself in front of Matt and TJ's chairs. We WERE enjoying the music, the ambiance, the whole thing. It was nice. It was easy. … [Read more...]