I've been living here in the San Diego area about three weeks. It's really nice and I am enjoying it for the most part... but it's not exactly what I was expecting. In fact, there are some oddities here that go far beyond the whole ...

If, for whatever reason (and there really are lots of good reasons) I were annointed and/or appointed in charge of, oh... EVERYTHING in the whole universe, things would be far happier. And easier. And funner. And fairer. And friendlier. LOTS. For ...

About three years ago, Rick and I decided to explore where in the world we'd be willing to live, if we could live anywhere. Primarily because it turns out we really can live just about anywhere, given both our jobs. And since we'd planned on ...

A few months back, I read an interesting article on a website about the ten best ways to engage readers with your blog that, ironically, received no comments.  It got me thinking... About that spam email I received on custom-made dentures: I mean, ...

My friend, Alli, owns an amazing flower shop (which, by the way, has the BEST floral designer EVER!). My sweet hubby frequently relies on her to add some color and love to my office whenever he's out of town, but every so often I stop in to grab a ...

Last week, a Facebook friend posted a photo of a man thumbing through what had to be the largest book I'd ever seen, the title of which was A MANUAL ON WOMEN. Pretty funny, actually - but on second glance, I thought c'mon! A manual about women ...

Two years ago, I'd never heard of Kim Kardashian. Didn't have a clue.  I hardly watch television or read tabloids, so I had no prior exposure to Kim until folks started incessantly talking about her wedding and then - practically four minutes later ...

Dear Never Daughter; I've never had the amazing pleasure of creating you, growing you, meeting you, raising you or releasing you into the great big beautiful world. You will never exist outside my own heart and mind. Still, the hole that your ...

I have, thankfully, never flown often enough to consider it a mundane experience. As a result, I love nearly everything about being on a plane. Packing... waiting at the airport... take-offs and landings... Mostly, I love looking out the window. ...