Uncategorized New Proms and Old Boyfriends 10 Apr 201110 Apr 2011 It is prom season, the eternal spring dance of the young and beautifully dressed and coiffed. Parents are doling out hundreds of dollars for dresses, tuxedos, hairdos, manicures, shoes, corsages,…
Uncategorized Not So Rosie 7 Apr 20117 Apr 2011 Chris Brown's incident with Rhianna predates my blog. The recent episode with Robin Roberts does not. Yet I felt like people who were more informed than me would handle the…
Uncategorized Severe Weather 5 Apr 20115 Apr 2011 Shortly after 1:00 am this morning, the sound of pebbles against the windows caused me to wake from my sleep. It was hail stones being lobbed from the heavens with…
Uncategorized Problems With Intel Chip in Sandy Bridge Series of Computers 3 Apr 20113 Apr 2011 My old Dell desktop mocks me, squatting in the corner like a jester. Most of my data has been removed from it but I haven't disposed of its carcass. You…
Uncategorized Beeping, Buzzing, and Chiming 27 Mar 201127 Mar 2011 We seem to have become a nation summoned by beeping. At least I have. This was made all too apparent to me this morning when everything seemed to be summoning…
Uncategorized What Can We Learn From Disaster in Japan 16 Mar 201116 Mar 2011 Our planet is suffering an onslaught of natural disasters. Over the past year we have seen floods in Australia, earthquakes in New Zealand, mud slides in Costa Rica, and snow…
Uncategorized Falling Boulder Kills Army Sergeant 12 Mar 201112 Mar 2011 My husband and I followed our normal route to our cabin in Bland, Virginia, but this time as we climbed the steep pass carved from the stony mountain craig through…
Uncategorized Monday Morning Disasters 7 Mar 20117 Mar 2011 Calamity! Disaster! Monday morning woes! The farm alarm went off twice last night, followed by the home security alarm, both times, as husband exited without entering codes. Then I downloaded…
Uncategorized Addiction to Blackerries and Other Handheld Devices 4 Mar 20114 Mar 2011 What is it about the Blackberry, I-phone, I-pad, Android, etc. , that has us feeling naked without it? Why are we so addicted to a handheld device? This is a…
Uncategorized Severe Thunderstorms Usher February Out 1 Mar 20111 Mar 2011 How many of you have heard the saying, 'if March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb'? Well, it roared into town last night amidst…