I occasionally receive an email inviting me to take a “consumer survey”. I signed up for a couple of these because no one has ever called my home asking for my opinion and I happen to think that my opinion may, in fact, reflect “middle-road-majority” America. Today I received a survey asking numerous questions about…
Another day of grocery shopping…another day when never having to walk in Walmart again would lower my blood pressure by at least 10 points and take me to a whole new level of happy. The obvious reasons that I keep going to Wally-World are the convenience of food and so many other items all in…
In this day of electronics, buying a hard copy magazine begs the question, “Why?”. First, there is the price. Most magazines like I have mentioned are $6 or more per issue. I can go online for free. Second, there is the ease of focusing on what is relevant to me and my life. And that…
I will have to put Extraordinary Measures in my 2010 Top 10 Movies. On the recommendation of my son, my husband and I sat down to watch this movie via Netflix. (By the way, we have had Netflix for over five years and we love it!) Inspired by the true story of John Crowley and…
I am here in this Monday with a very long list of prayer requests. The situations all need God to directly intervene. The pain and suffering in the hearts of the people involved is extraordinary. In my heart, in my spirit where I have stored the testimonies of my life and the testimonies of…
I watched the movie, Taking Chance, again recently. Starring Kevin Bacon in his best role, the true story come from Bacon’s character, Lt. Col. Michael Strobl (USMC Ret.) about his experience as an escort for Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps on his last trip home from Iraq. Killed when an IED ended his 19 year life,…
I wrote a blog on this show a year ago and gave it mixed reviews but overall positive. I cannot say that here in Season 2 and I am bummed about that. This year, Hawthorne is at a new hospital and the characters (staff) is so out there that I cannot watch it. Hawthorne signs…
I love to read. As a publisher, I spend a lot of time reading ‘for work’. I also read and study for my spiritual health. That is import but just like a professional athlete likes to play a sport ‘for fun’ so I need to read ‘for fun’ too. I am looking for Christian fiction….
Do you know the #1 cause of people making bad decisions? FEAR! My survey statistics are not scientific but then anyone who has ever taken a statistics class will affirm that a statistic can be made to support most anything you want it to support. My statistic is based on everyday conversations with a cross-section…
From 1967 to 1978, The Carol Burnett Show came into my home with music and comedy that even my parents thought were appropriate for their 13-year-old daughter. And their daughter, me, thought the show was GREAT! While others in my peer group were watching that groovy show, Laugh-in on NBC, I was glued to the…