What a long, strange trip it was...
It's been a month since I came home from my husband's and my trip to Boston. Boston Red Sox were playing the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park (the Green Monster). The Women's Olympic Trials were the day before the Boston Marathon. ...

Oprah, Oprah, Oprah!!! Puh-lease!
Dear Oprah, I like your good friend, Barak. He has a lot of charisma. He would have my vote if there were no other candidate in this election worthy enough to be President, at least as far as I'm concerned. ...

Marathon season has begun....
The holidays are over and it's that time again in my household. Marathon training! Oh no, not me. I'm the personal assistant, the water-girl, towel-holder, the finishline-cheerleader, to name a few hats I wear around the house. I don't mind being ...

Resolution of a remanufactured heart! :-D
Happy New Year to my friends and former co-workers. You deserve a super new year. The past year has been a year of many changes. I don't normally make New Year's resolutions. I've been better off making resolutions any other ...

Common Sense vs. Tragedy...They're your kids!
Picture this scenario: An adult walking out of the building while the small children who accompanied him or her are lagging behind about 10-15 feet.  The adults are oblivious to the traffic in the parking lot as well as the kids ...

Nothing like a pastie...
I have some friends who live in Cornwall, England, thereabouts, who told me about pasties. Meat pasties. Apparently this is about as popular as tacos are in Texas. The filling in a pastie is about as interchangeable as fillings are ...