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Sponge Bob, kids, and me!
Shocking news in the not-so-wonderful world of animation! Apparently a study was recently conducted which resulted in the accusation that Sponge Bob Square Pants has been contributing to the emotional and behavioral demise of our youth. Not inadequate parenting! Not an addiction to Mountain Dew and other high sucrose-laden evils in the liquid crack industry. ...
In Defense of American Idealism
As we are all aware, this is an important weekend for the people of our nation. Rather than share the details of where I was when I first heard the news, what I was thinking, how I have changed, I like to share with you an excerpt from an essay my son, Kevin, wrote this ...
Rainy days and fashion week
This week is Fashion Week in NYC which is unfortunate because it coincides with the 100th day in a row that we’ve had rain. OK, maybe that’s a small exaggeration but it sure feels that way. It’s hard to get excited about fashion when you can’t seem to pry yourself out of your extreme weather ...
Finding dignity in our work
My first job was waiting tables at the Dan Dee Restaurant outside of Frederick. I was 15 years old and worked, often full-time, throughout my school years until I was 21. Waitressing is hard work! I returned home every evening with sore feet, a sore back, and smelling of smoke, grease, and fried chicken. It ...
Crabby Julie
Years ago as an icebreaker during a women’s conference workshop, I asked everyone to turn to a partner and make a list of everything they had in common with that other person. They were given 3 minutes and then I proceeded to walk around the room and have some of the partner groups share. As ...
“And the earth moved.”
The past week has been quite busy for the state of Maryland. Last week, our area felt the effects of a 5.8 earthquake. Over the weekend, we experienced a close (albeit rainy) brush with Hurricane Irene. I’m here to say that I am probably the only person in the area who did not feel the ...
Good night Irene!
This weekend, hurricane Irene is predicted to make her appearance in Maryland where I live. She has already been wreaking havoc on the entire east coast and appears to be savoring the attention. Typical drama queen! It stands to reason that we would have a hurricane this weekend because Dan and I were planning to ...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
As a kid, I loved the beginning of a new school year! And there was NOTHING more exciting to me than shopping for school supplies. I’m not ashamed to admit I used to drag all my purchases out every day until the first day of school just to LOOK at my new loot! To this ...
Don’t Rain on my Parade!
When I was a sorority girl in college, I was one of 24 Lambda Phi Deltas who participated and WON the Greek Week Volkswagon stuffing contest. I’m not sharing this just to impress you but to let you know that being in closed, cramped quarters with a bunch of girls doesn’t frighten me in the ...
A hunka hunka burning love
My sources tell me that today is the 34th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. (moment of silence please!) I realize that this post may be perceived as highly unpatriotic but….. I just don’t get it! I distinctly remember where I was on the day Elvis died. (This bothers me immensely because I can’t tell you ...
