October 2008

Only The Good Friday #3

October 31, 2008

Hey, it’s Friday and time for Only The Good! If you want to join me in trying to spread an “optimism virus,” just post and then come tell me. I hope you will! So did y’all have yourself a big breakfast this morning? You know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. [...]

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Some Thank You’s And An Invitation

October 30, 2008

Isn’t it a huge relief to get home from a trip? I just got home from a pretty grueling road trip to Houston. Mind you, I’m not complaining, because it meant work and a paycheck (Hallelujah!). However that trip has left me with a “full plate” of things to do today, and I’m going to [...]

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The Dance Recital

October 29, 2008

Did you see Michael Flatley on Dancing With The Stars? He did some serious tap dancing and literally “lit up the stage!” For me, it wasn’t as wonderful as watching him in Riverdance, but it was pretty darned good! That was understatement, y’all. It was hot! I always wanted to learn to tap dance when [...]

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She Left Her Toddler In The Car Alone!

October 28, 2008

I am so furious that I’m almost speechless! Almost! I just stepped over to the convenience store near my hotel. When I came out of the store, the most adorable little girl (maybe two years old), smiled at me and waved from her car seat in the back of her car. Such a happy little [...]

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Life Balance, Part Two: It’s A Jigsaw Puzzle

October 26, 2008

By anyone’s standards, my Daddy was a successful man. He owned his own electrical contracting company and made money hand over fist. His hours were long, but he got everything done every day. On weekends, he took the family to our vacation home (a trailer) at Lake Texoma. Though he spent a lot of time [...]

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Life Balance, Part One: Walking A Tight Rope

October 26, 2008

“Don’t worry,” she said confidently. “I can do it all.” The skeptical thoughts running through my head at that moment included, “Maybe …unless life gets in the way.” She was a “thirty-something” young woman, who was telling me about her busy life, which she kept highly organized. She has a husband who works a late [...]

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It’s NOT “Breakfast!”

October 25, 2008

Have y’all ever partaken of a “breakfast” offered by one of those chain hotels? This Hampton Inn serves a “hot breakfast,” and I was hungry this morning. I decided to walk down there and see what they offered. My Thunder! What in the world do they do to the eggs to make them so unappetizing? [...]

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Only The Good Friday #2

October 24, 2008

Last Friday, I made a decision to post Only The Good on Fridays. I can post snarky stuff the rest of the week if I want (and sometimes I darn sure do!), but Friday is my day for optimism. I was thrilled that some folks joined me in that endeavor: Marcia (who started this whole [...]

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City of Ember Sparks The Imagination

October 22, 2008

Y’all I get embarrassed sometimes when I sit with a group of women and they talk about the books they are reading. My naturally garrulous nature becomes subdued, and that always draws attention. Invariably they ask me what I have been reading, and I have to admit that mostly I read old folktales, “juvenile” fiction, [...]

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Morning Ritual of Affirmation

October 18, 2008

I affirm that I blatantly stole this from All Rileyed Up, who has been known to write snarky posts that make me snort coffee out my nose. She can’t slap me for stealing it (because her arms are too short) and she got it from Three and Holding. This is one in a series of [...]

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Only The Good Fridays

October 17, 2008

My first thought when I woke up this morning was, “It’s a good day. It’s a Good Friday. It’s time to think of Only The Good.” We are living in some pretty negative times, aren’t we? You can’t pick up a newspaper or turn on the television without hearing more bad news about the economy, [...]

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WINNERS in the Celtic Thunder Drawing

October 16, 2008

Have y’all been hearing me cuss a blue streak? I’ve been very indelicate in my manner of speech today. I went on a simple errand, and I got lost three times in Fort Worth, so I didn’t get back as quickly as I thought I would. THEN, my blasted server went wonky and I couldn’t [...]

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Contest for Celtic Thunder Tickets Ends At High Noon

October 16, 2008

You still have a chance to win tickets to hear Celtic Thunder at the concert of your choice, but you’d better hurry up! Make a comment on the contest site for an entry by noon today (a comment here does NOT count as an entry). If you have entered the contest, quick…go make sure I [...]

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Pressure Cooker

October 13, 2008

I think I know how Mount St. Helens felt before she ERUPTED! This is after she blew her top, but you get the drift. So much pressure is building and I’m trying to stay calm and centered. Forgive me, but it’s not happening! I’ll tell you about that in a minute. First, let me go [...]

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Present: Tense, Past: Imperfect

October 12, 2008

I was the quintessential “Earth Mother.” Did any of y’all go through a phase like that? I’ve been remembering those days long ago, as the television news warns me of dire economic times ahead. It was the early 70s, and I had already missed my chance to be a “hippie.” In my conservative small town, [...]

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She Was A Community Organizer

October 10, 2008

A group of curious citizenry crowded around the speaker’s platform on a warm spring day in the early 1900′s. Miners and their families, factory workers, farm laborers, university students, and others were waiting to hear the words of the grandmotherly looking woman on the stage. She was only five feet tall, and slightly plump, wearing [...]

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There Is No Need To Be Pre POSTEROUS

October 10, 2008

Well, actually now I guess I have to say I’m POST posterous. But, I was pre-posterous a few minutes ago. No, I’m not just talking drivel. I’m trying to tell you about a cool new tool I just discovered. It’s a free place to blog from your e-mail or from your cell phone. It’s called [...]

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Link Love Again

October 9, 2008

When I first began this blog, I often sent you to view posts by some of my favorite bloggers. Lately, I’ve been remiss. For my 49th Thursday Thirteen, I decided to tell you about some posts I’ve seen that I liked AND about some happenings around my place. I know you are busy trying to [...]

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Win Tickets To Celtic Thunder Concert!

October 8, 2008

Yes, YOU can. Four lucky winners (count them: one, two, three, FOUR) will receive a pair of tickets to hear Celtic Thunder live at a concert of their own choice (well, any concert of choice from October 23rd through December 2008)! The tour dates are listed here. These tickets are offered courtesy of AEG Live. [...]

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Depression Hurts. Walk This Way.

October 7, 2008

Have you ever experienced depression? Perhaps you have a loved one who struggles with it? Sometimes, depression is just a gnawing ache; a feeling that things just aren’t right and it makes you “feel blue.” Other times, Depression gets you in a stranglehold and tears you apart from the inside out. She’s like that, the [...]

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