Never Too Much Cake
Birthday evening
I'm getting together with friends this weekend to celebrate my 48th birthday, but I told myself that last night I'd go home and do whatever I wanted on the evening of my actual birthday. What did I end up doing? Opening gifts my sister sent*, reading a book...
Just an Image, But Lovely
A friend sent me this photo as part of a birthday greeting and I'm posting it just because I love it. Pink is my favorite color and cake is my favorite thing...
My 48th Birthday
Today I am 48 years old. I'm also a middle-aged woman with an edgy haircut. OH, yeah. This is edgy. Please note that I'm turning 48 years old on the 24th. It's a mathematical birthday!
Reasons It’s Great to Be 50 Years Old
This Thursday, July 24th will be my 48th birthday. I'm excited about it because I like patterns and 48 is twice 24. I'm also partial to multiples of 12 and have been waiting for this birthday ever since I turned 36. (Anyone familiar with the Chinese Zodiac knows that...
Judgment After Divorce
Even though I'm divorced, I'm Catholic (actually I'm an atheist, but just follow me here), so I know that on the Day of Judgment when we all rise from the dead, there I'll be, standing next to my only groom. In the eyes of God our marital bond will be unbroken, and at...
Never Too Late to Resume a Friendship
I have friends that I mainly connect with through email. Sometimes one of these long distance friends will go a long time in between emails. After I've emailed a few times with no response, I call. Sometimes that doesn't get a response either. I once sent a regular...
Generation X
I've been reading Neil Howe and William Strauss' 13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail? "Thirteenth Generation" is what Howe and Strauss call what's more commonly known as Generation X. I wish their term had dominated because I've always felt like "Generation X" is a...
Polio is doomed; gun violence isn’t
Now read Time Magazine's Jeffrey Kluger as he viscerates American lawmakers by comparing them to the people who are eradicating polio from the planet in Why Polio is Doomed and Gun Violence Isn't. Part of Rotary International's campaign to raise awareness of the need...
10th Birthday of My Blog!
Today my blog is 10 years old! I'm excited and proud because this blog represents my longest commitment and the creative outlet I've never abandoned. Since I started this blog I've been through two apartments, five jobs, been married and divorced, I've gotten down to...
Why Does Polio Still Exist? What’s Pakistan’s Problem?
Vaccinators working with Rotary Intl. on polio eradication Yes, there has been a vaccine that completely protects against polio since 1959, but there are still parts of the world where polio paralyzes children every damn day. The polio virus has been eliminated all...
Creepypasta
For a blogger who likes stories and films that scare the crap out of her, it's shameful that I just discovered the following website: www.creepypasta.com. It's a strange name, but here's the explanation from their latest post: Creepypasta comes from the word...