Ice Cream Dinner

Dinner tonight was (notice past tense) going to be baked chicken, rice, and zucchini. A slight problem developed around 3:00PM. I had been working on the front yard with my trusty hedgetrimmer and hadn’t eaten much all day. So a little snack was in order for my empty stomach. The last of the leftovers from [...]

Shoes: Comfort or Style

Jaycee Lee Dugard

As the news is breaking about the eleven year old Jaycee Lee Dugard and her remarkable reappearance back into the world of her family and loved ones, it makes me look at what has become of this planet where we reside.
My husband says I live in “lollipop land”. He is very protective and does not [...]

Online Games Addiction

The word addiction has several synonyms: habit, compulsion, dependence, need, obsession, craving, infatuation etc. Looking at all these words makes me realize I meet the standards and qualify to be a member of the “Online Game Addiction Club”, hereafter referred to as OGAC.
Some people have learned the hard way that I am not a morning [...]

Food Crimes: A Marketing Dream

A 13-year old girl in Milwaukee allegedly stabbed her step-grandfather in the neck after he allegedly dumped her milk out that she wanted for her cereal. 
What’s missing here is just what type of cereal this young teen was going to pour her milk over. Was it Fruit Loops? Could it have been Frosted Flakes? Was [...]

Meteor Showers and Summer Lake Memories

Tonight the Perseid meteor shower is to put on a killer celestial show. Falling stars are how I remember these glorious events. They bring  back memories from my childhood that I treasure and relish reliving.
As a kid, my father took me to the Lake  several times a year to my uncle’s log cabin. If you [...]

Yankee Fan by Marriage

First thing to get out of the way here is my proclamation that I am and always will be a Cardinal fan first and foremost. Even living in Vegas for 12 years now I treasure my Cardinals and watch every available game on television. Since we have the MLB package I’m able to see more [...]

Cardinal Baseball: Girl Talk

Albert Pujols hit another grand slam last night. His slump is over…although what was considered a slump for Pujols would probably be welcomed by several players. Matt Holliday’s addition to the St. Louis Cardinals was one of the great moves the Cardinal’s have made recently.
Now, let’s get down to the important part: the cuteness factor. [...]