Doing My Own Thing.

Today’s 10 on Tuesday is Ten Things You Look for in a Romantic Interest.  Well, just spend some time with my permanent romantic interest and you’ll have the answer to that, and more.
Instead I thought I’d do Ten Things I Look for in a Friend.  Friendship has been much on my mind lately.  I continue [...]

The Grumpies.

I’ve got little but random kvetching today…
… I weary of the ubiquitous “flat stomach” and “tooth whitening secret” banners festooning my Hotmail screen.  Well, I should be more specific – I weary of the “before” photos.  Ew.  What has become of our culture?   We all have bodily features that are best left to the imagination.   Why can’t they stay there where they belong?
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Changing the Paradigm?

I zipped off yesterday’s list of favorite places to shop without much thought at all, and I had plenty more where that came from.  A friend even asked me how I could possibly have made such a list without including a shoe store, given my love of a cute shoe.
A few hours later, I was [...]

Older is Definitely Better.

I’m doing Ten on Tuesday on Wednesday again.  Yesterday I was busy working that epic bindoff on the Hemlock Ring.  It’s blocking now – hopefully it will be dry and ready to be photographed before the light goes today.
So, Ten Signs That You’re Getting Older? 
1.  I’m omitting all the unspeakable physical stuff.  You know what I’m [...]

Back to Our Regularly-Scheduled Programming.

Ten on Tuesday yesterday was “ten least-liked foods.”   I got a kick out of some people’s lists.  I would agree with those who voiced distaste for liver and head cheese.  I would also add the following (don’t know if I’ll get to ten):
- tripe (my mom occasionally made a Swiss version of every culture’s tripe [...]

When the Perfect is the Enemy of the Good.

Carrie  has declared, in two well-stated posts (one today – go see), her attitude toward diet and exercise.  I think it could best be summed up as “live your life, eat stuff you enjoy, move around a little, and quit stressing about getting it all perfect.”  (Carrie, feel free to correct me if I screwed that up [...]

Social Networking: Seventh Grade, Without Lockers?

I told y’all a few weeks ago that I caved and got a Facebook account, mostly to see what the fuss was about.  Thought I’d update you on my Humble Opinion of the whole thing.
Pro:  I’ve found several people I thought lost to the time/space continuum.  People who were special to me, and with whom [...]

Useful Knowledge.

The other day I was teaching my younger daughter how to measure flour, and the difference between baking soda and baking powder.  I got thinking about the things every kid should learn while still under a parent’s tutelage.  I thought I’d start a list.  In no particular order, here we go… 
All kids should learn how [...]

Judge Not.

It has not been a quiet week here in Whitefish Bay.  In fact, it has been pretty awful.  Not for me, personally, but for all of us, generally, because of the devastating death of a 15-year-old girl from a drug overdose.  Words and words have been written about that, and I won’t add to them.  You [...]

Friday Fusion.

It has been a week.  Murphy’s Law seems to have been doing its diabolical little business.  Time to wipe it all off the slate and start fresh, I say!  Here’s some this and that to wrap up the week.
Blogging.  My social networking question seems to have struck a chord.  Or hit a nerve.  Or… well, anyway, [...]