Anyone who does any driving around has likely seen the signs that a lot of churches put up with semi-cutesy inspirational type settings. Most of them are reasonable enough. ( Read more... )

My child wants to learn to play the piano... and she wants ME to teach her... and...( Read more... )

Today I witnessed first-hand the true price we pay for our freedom in attending the funeral for Lance Cpl. Daniel Chaires, who died in Iraq.( Read more... )

One hundred and four members of our armed forces died this past month in Iraq. On October 25, the numbers moved a lot closer to home when a Marine from Tallahassee became one of those deaths. ( Read more... )

Got this one on my answering machine. Male voice, sounded computer-generated.

"This is a constituent survey. We may call back."

To which I say "You most certainly may!! I, however, will not answer the next time or any one thereafter."

All I can say is Thank God for Caller ID!!

Today, I was a member of the Sisterhood of the Pink Smock ( Read more... )

Rhianna and I had a great time last night. We went to see West Side Story at one of the local high schools-- it was their summer musical production ( Read more... )

Rhianna and I had the second year of our "new" 4th of July tradition. We went to the city festivities at Tom Brown Park ( Read more... )

I got the dishwasher installed. I'd say fairly easy-peasy! I had a couple of minor speed bumps on the way there but all in all it came out just fine ( Read more... )

This week the dishwasher decided to start leaking. Nice of it, eh ( Read more... )