What a bittersweet mixture of comfortable relief and deep, deep longing for the state I left behind! Christine picked me up at the airport, neither of us had to wait a minute for the other, and we had a good drive home. Ate at IHOP before going our separate ways. She's had a tough week and still took care of her mom. That's the best way to ( Read more... )

Here I am in beautiful North Carolina...sky's blue, temps are moderate. We spent two days in the Blue Ridge Mountains and it was a slice of heaven. Hiked up to a peak to see a waterfall...gorgeous! Nice, long roadtrip back to the coast yesterday and today we're on our way to a business afterhours party my friend is hosting ( Read more... )

I'm packed and ready for my flight. A little worried about getting to the airport in time. A little worried about whether or not my ride remembers to come get me. Not worried about flying...and after this afternoon, I'm on vacation ( Read more... )

The following were taken off of actual police car videos around the ( Read more... )

My 19-year old daughter and I were in my room watching tv the other night. A commercial comes on with a fairly attractive woman talking:

"Living with genital herpes can be a hassle."

We looked at each other. She says, "Well...DUH. Isn't that supposed to be the deterrent?"

We just cracked up.

I love those makeover shows that do a whole house or apartment in one episode. I've been watching "Wickedly Perfect" on CBS...haven't caught every episode, but enough to enjoy the way they torture would-be designers by the episode challenges ( Read more... )

I have to take the rest of my vacation days this week, so I'm flying to Raleigh to meet my friend Pam. The house is in reasonable shape so I'm not leaving a mess behind, and I'm doing laundry in preparation for packing ( Read more... )

Coming up with a name for your first journal is a daunting task ( Read more... )