This week, I watched the four brainiac characters of the TV comedy, The Big Bang Theory, fight over ownership of The One Ring, a prop from The Lord of the Rings movies that they had found at a garage sale. My favorite movies featured in my favorite comedy! Could a Monday night get any […]
I really like the TV show NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service). Maybe it’s my unexplained love for crime dramas, my military brat background, or the quirky, goth forensic scientist character, Abby Sciuto, with her jet black pigtails, spiked choker and army boots (to whom I secretly relate). At least once in every episode, the NCIS agents issue a “BOLO” (Be On the […]
We’ve all been there. You reach for your trusty [insert gadget, cooking ingredient or beauty item here] only to find out that somene has used it up and not replaced it, or moved it where you can’t find it. Here are some of my favorite handy substitutes that I have used over the years — some I discovered […]
My son was born at 2:07 a.m. on a Monday morning after a routine, full-term pregnancy. As a nervous, exhausted new Mom, I let the nurses take him for his first feeding. A couple of hours later, they wheeled him into my room in a neonatal incubator. His lips had turned blue when the nurses fed him, […]
I have two teenagers whom I love more than life. I’m really blessed because they are truly great kids. I’d like to think that we have done a good job parenting them and helping them become the good people they are, and some of that parenting involves praising them and providing positive reinforcement. So when […]
I’ll admit it. I’m an introvert. Although in my work environment, I don’t think it’s blatantly obvious. I’m not afraid of public speaking or making presentations. I can mingle at business events and parties when I have to (but I don’t enjoy it). But in most ways, I am the classic introvert: I listen more than […]
Many of us are experiencing tough economic times. Then we see the earthquake in Haiti and the devastation and heartache it is causing, and our perspectives change. I count my blessings that I have a roof over my head, running water, food and my family close and healthy. I made a donation to the relief efforts, but would like […]