That which creates can also destroy. It sounds a bit ominous, I know, but it rings true in both cheese and families. You can’t have cheese without mold, a certain amount can make a cheese yummy and creamy and…well, cheese. But there are times the mold takes over, ruins the cheese, makes it just mold.…
What does it mean to remember, to never forget? Past the bumper stickers and the rolling banner on CNN, beyond the theme music. It’s probably different for everyone and I wonder if there are those, still overcome with grief, that wish they could forget. I didn’t lose anyone on 9/11. I know a few distant…
I wasn’t going to write about this, but my question needs to be asked, so here goes… I’m confused about the George Zimmerman verdict. To my knowledge, this man was investigated the night of and following the tragic incident. Police made the determination, after reviewing the facts, that Zimmerman was overzealous, didn’t follow the directions…
Hold on, hold on to yourself…this is gonna hurt like hell. I posted this just under a year ago. In light of Boston and Texas, it seems appropriate. Songs convey emotion that words alone can not. Loss is universal and the pain reminds us all that we can hurt in ways we never knew possible.…
Hold on, hold on to yourself…this is gonna hurt like hell. Her lyrics are so pure that they actually pull at my soul some times. This is one of those songs and her voice is perfect. Enjoy. That’s all from the laundry room. Breathe.
I’m not a great neighbor. Now, I live out in the middle of nowhere, so I don’t have a lot of neighbors, but the ones I do have should feel shorted. I don’t look after their house, pick up their mail. I don’t keep a suspicious eye on the pest control guy to make sure…
Andrew sends me a text today that he saw a piece on The Today Show talking about how cursive handwriting is moving out of schools. He asked me what I thought. It’s safe to say I sort of lost my mind all over him. He’s used to it. I was texting with a fervor that…
8.9, that is huge and unimaginable to me. I live in the desert and while I’ve been to a lot of places, I’ve never been anywhere long enough or at the wrong time to experience an earthquake. Thanks to iReporters I was able to watch video clips of the earthquake that hit Japan. Unbelievable and…