Archive for January, 2009

Ice cold and dark

I really wish that the title of this post described a tall frosty beverage. Instead it describes the weather around here. No matter where you go or what you do it is cold. At least this year the electricity is on and the heater is working just fine (thank whatever Higher Power you may pray [...]

The Yoga of Star Wars

It is no secret as to how crazy things have been around my house lately. Sometimes I feel like I am constantly running from one place to another. So today I thought it might be a nice day for everything to slow down. America changed today, so I think I can too (at least [...]

Cup your cake

Just today I was asking myself what would make this world a better place? I know I probably should have answered World Peace, but I just kept thinking about food (I probably should have eaten before asking this very important question). Which led me on to the most important question in the world: “What [...]

Pardon the pink

It seems that the color pink is getting drug through the mud:
“But some commentators now believe pink dominates the upbringing of little girls, and this may be damaging.”
Really? Are you sure? Damaging? Oh puhleeze! Pink is just another color. Like any other color before it. Girls can like pink or blue or green or [...]

Resolution revolution

What would a perfect list of New Year’s resolutions look like? Would it be filled with the same ol’ same ol’ (lose weight, stop smoking, find my car keys)? Would it be noble (end world hunger, cure cancer, discover alternative fuel source that will make me a billionaire)? Or would it be a list to [...]

Collectible VHS

How many VHS tapes do you own? I stopped purchasing movies on VHS several years ago, but I still manage to own right around 100 of the tapes. Recently I considered selling all of them in bulk on one of them there auction sites, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Was it because [...]

Top Content of 2008

How’s this for irony. I write a post about writing and then fall off the face of the Earth for a whole month (which means no writing - hence the irony part). The last couple of months have been pretty busy for me and I haven’t had the time to write as much as I [...]