Are Kids Welcome at the Tea Party?
September 14, 2010 11:30 AM EDT --
If not, no problem! I was doing some research this morning,
and came across an article in 'People' magazine from Fall '08 about
Sarah Palin's youngest son, Trig. I took interest in it because . . . more
Don't laugh. Seriously, don't laugh.
August
14, 2010 07:45 PM EDT -- Especially if you're in court waiting for
your case to be heard in Fayetteville, North Carolina. I live a couple
hundred miles away but, in general, NC judges don't play! Some
knucklehead in the peanut . . . more
It's Purging Time Again!
August
14, 2010 10:38 AM EDT -- With both my teenagers away on sleepovers, I
have time to just sit and look around my house this morning, and I am
totally disgusted by what I see. In my heart, mind, and spirit, I'm
truly a minimalist . . . more
Quickie Poll: Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
August
11, 2010 09:48 AM EDT -- Those (adults) who have experienced the
least over the course of their lives are generally the ones who have
the most to say, tend the most toward self-righteousness, and often
aspire to . . . more
This INFJ Writer Stunned Into Silence - Could this be you, too?
August
10, 2010 10:22 AM EDT -- Normally, I'm one who writes every day.
Generally, it's articles and essays, but sometimes it may be nothing
but a long response to a post, or a letter to a friend. I'm compelled
to write, and if you're . . . more
My Version of The Lemonade Diet
August
07, 2010 11:16 AM EDT -- I can't believe this is actually working.
I'm sharing it purely for the sake of others who have the type of
problems with weight loss that I have, on the off chance it also works
for them. First, a disclaimer: . . . more
'Quisp' Has Returned to Earth! YAY!!
August
06, 2010 09:22 PM EDT -- Yes, my favorite little pink alien from
childhood is back on cereal shelves! I just saw a box today, and
grabbed as many of them as I could fit into my cart. There were only a
few. Apparently, this . . . more
One Way to a Leaner America: Bring Back Medium!
August
06, 2010 12:13 PM EDT -- I really miss medium. I do. Not the TV show,
which I've never even watched, but that size you used to be able to
order food items in. If you're under the age of twenty, you probably
don't know what I'm . . . more
Funny Free Puppy Scam
August
03, 2010 09:48 AM EDT -- You may have come across one of these
recently. It was my first time seeing an ad like this on a free
advertising site for breeders of new pups, as I've just starting
searching for a new family . . . more
The Lost Love of The Letter
August
02, 2010 09:51 PM EDT -- Last night while reaching for a box on my
closet shelf, an old Nike shoe box, un-lidded fell to the floor.
Picking it up, I realized it was my collection of old letters and
cards, some dating . . . more
A Little Too Much Mixing of Faith & Government on Christian Radio
July
30, 2010 11:06 AM EDT -- I usually keep my car radio tuned to the
same station. WBFJ in North Carolina serves our local and surrounding
area, and appeals to a wide audience, playing mostly contemporary
Christian music, and . . . more
Trading An Old Cell Phone For a Porsche?!
July
25, 2010 08:05 PM EDT -- I just skimmed an article about a boy in
California who got into bartering on craigslist, and somehow got from
his first trade of an old cell phone to a Porsche. A Porsche!! As in, a
sports car! I'm not . . . more
Three Things I Can't Believe I'd Never Heard Of
July
24, 2010 11:44 AM EDT -- At least not until this year. I'm no Kim
Ung-Yong, but I'm no idiot, either. I paid pretty close attention in
school, despite my ADD, and managed to graduate Phillips Exeter with
decent marks. . . . more
Extreme Hoarders
July
22, 2010 12:52 PM EDT -- You've probably seen at least one of these
hoarding shows over the past two years, right? I try to watch a lot of
them, mostly because it makes me feel a lot better about my own messy
house. I can now . . . more
*Brad's Beard's Gone, Now Let's Work on Little Zahara, Please!
July
21, 2010 09:27 PM EDT -- I'm as happy as 93% of those surveyed that
Brad Pitt finally lost that nasty beard of his. I mean, not only did it
resemble a cross between a poorly maintained vulture's nest and an
abandoned . . . more
Laughter the Best Medicine For Weight Loss - Stock Up My Pharmacy!
July
20, 2010 08:21 PM EDT -- While weighing myself this morning, and
seeing that the number's still holding steady, I remembered something I
read online a while back. Seems that a good belly laugh is actually
one of the best . . . more
30 Days & Pro-Life Realities
July
20, 2010 12:07 AM EDT -- For the past few months, I've been really
enjoying the FX network's airing of the show "30 days." I wasn't aware
of this documentary series when it was originally be developed and
shown a few years ago, . . . more
A Sunday Message for Those of Us Professing Christ As Savior
July
18, 2010 09:17 PM EDT -- A lot of us (myself included) can spend a
great deal of time focusing on the ills of our society. And usually we
offer up our opinions of where the problems lie, and who among our
citizenry are the root . . . more
*Somebody Call Protective Services! - The Mayflower Moving Mutant Girl
July
17, 2010 07:48 PM EDT -- You've probably all seen the newest
Mayflower Moving Company commercials by now, right? They're the ones
with the red-headed marionette girl, that have polarized television
viewers nationwide. Actionally, . . . more
Mel May Not Be a Racist, Whoopi, But Just a "Bonehead"?!
July
12, 2010 09:14 PM EDT -- I've listened to the full eight minutes of
Mel Gibson's recorded phone tirade, and it was painful to get through.
I don't think I've ever heard such a string of expletives in my life,
especially not any compounded . . . more
A Gather Sabbath for Myself & Message for My Fellow Gather Writers
July
11, 2010 07:12 PM EDT -- 'Gather' can be a really great place for
sharing information, musings, opinions, things to make us laugh, and
things to make us look deeply inward. I've only been a part of this
community for a couple . . . more
The Cost of ONE CVS CEO = The Cost of 1,461 CVS Entry-Level Employees?!
July
09, 2010 01:34 PM EDT -- Are you kidding me?! I don't have much to
say about this, because it shocks and angers me into near-silence (I
can't ever be completely silent). I'll grant you that a CEO can defend
a hefty salary . . . more
A Fundamental Fallacy of the Conservative Agenda
July
07, 2010 03:01 PM EDT -- I was having an online discussion with a
staunch conservative the other day, and one phrase kept popping up in
their defense of their position that I continued to ponder. It was
“entitlement.” . . . more
Get thee behind me, AARP!
July
06, 2010 11:48 AM EDT -- For about eight months now, I've been
getting mailers from AARP. Inside, there are bona-fide membership
cards with my name on them, and nothing required on my part but
activation. Just one problem. I . . . more
'Secret Life of the American Teen'
July
05, 2010 09:30 PM EDT -- Have any of you parents out there seen this
show? I watched it with my two teens last season, for about a
half-dozen episodes. That was all I could stand. They continued to
watch it for a few more . . . more
I'll have just service with a smile, please.
July
02, 2010 07:20 PM EDT -- Today, I had several errands to run, which
included stopping in at a drug store, a grocery store, and two other
retail shops. In every situation, I got the "Hi. Welcome to (fill in
the blank)!" You . . . more
Resurrecting Jesus in Stone?
July
01, 2010 07:03 PM EDT -- Okay, so I Just read an article about the
restoration of Rio de Janeiro's 'Christ the Redeemer' statue, back in
all its glory after a $4 million renovation project. Reportedly, this
was an urgent . . . more
Cursed Bed! - Can Our Relationship Be Saved?
June
26, 2010 11:57 AM EDT -- Every night at bedtime, I brace myself for a
confrontation. It's always the same. I turn off the lights, and
sometimes put on a little soft, mood music. I enter the bedroom with
only the . . . more
North Met South at the Cross Roads
June
19, 2010 12:19 PM EDT -- Except for a couple of years spent at a New
England prep school, I've lived in the great state of North Carolina
all my life. I can't really imagine living or raising my children
anywhere else. . . . more
* to be taken lightly!
