In spite of the inevitable ups and downs, I’ve always had great affection and love for my mother. She’s got an amazing joie de vivre about her that I’m happy to have inherited/learned. Plus, she’s just a wonderful, giving, energetic, ambitious and witty woman. Many of these reasons I love my mom so much were …

One of my favorite places to eat when I lived in DC was this fabulous place called the Silver Diner, of which there are seventeen in the metro DC area. I used to go with Mark for late Sunday breakfasts where he could get corned beef hash {ick} and I could have a very traditional …

Gary and I were talking tonight about a blog-related dilemma we’ve both encountered — namely, that when you spill your guts in a virtual forum, you run the risk of repeating yourself when you feel like telling a story later on in a face-to-face environment. A case in point: My last post, about the gaffe …

This morning, I got out of bed at an unspeakably early hour so I could take Daniel and his mom, sister and stepsister to the airport for their 8:15 a.m. flight to Minneapolis. I have *never* been a morning person, so I wouldn’t say I was functioning well before sunrise today. However, Lisa (Daniel’s sister) …

When I brought Rags home almost two years ago, I knew he had issues with other animals — namely, that he hated them all and would prefer the rest of the canine/feline population on this Earth to cease existence tout de suite. I continue to work him through the baby steps of overcoming his anxiety/hatred …

Continuing the lead-up to next weekend’s big game/road trip, here’s the latest from Saturday’s edition of the Baxter Bulletin: {snip} The Mountain Home Bombers built a 21-0 lead and the battled turnovers and fatigue to post a 21-14 win over the Marion Patriots Friday evening in their high school football season opener at Patriot Stadium. …

Friday after getting my hairs cut, I went out with some of Sandra’s gal pals for a “Ruby Friday’s” visit to Ruby Tuesday‘s in Bedford. When I left my abode in Denton, I wasn’t sure how long of a drive it would be to Bedford, but optimistically I was hoping for 45 minutes. Oof. More …

I’ve been virtually incommunicado for about 36 hours now — which is to say, I didn’t check my e-mail or post any blog stuff at any point between midday Friday and this (Sunday) morning, so I have a few things to catch up on. Bear with me here. It’s been a good (but exhausting) weekend. …

My mom’s on City Council in my hometown, and frequently in news stories published about Council meetings, she shows up a lot. Last night’s meeting was no exception. Who’d have guessed my mom would be a mover & shaker on City Council? 🙂

I don’t know why, but while I was putzing around this morning I was thinking about a letter my dad sent me while I was at camp one summer years and years ago — it was an utterly hilarious accounting of their road trip back to Mountain Home after dropping me off at ATU in …