Have you ever been really let down by someone that you trusted? Have you ever just felt like they kicked you in the gut? And not on accident - but KNOWING that they were doing it? Making a conscious choice to expend the effort to put a boot right under your ribs ( Read more... )

I find this phrase really interesting. Common Courtesy. According to www.m-w.com (you knew that was coming), the following definitions are applicable to this phrase ( Read more... )

I was on my way to work this morning (yes, I realize it's a Saturday, depressing huh?) and I heard this song for the first time in a very long time. It's a touching country song that has made me cry pretty much every time I've heard it since it came out (at some point in the 90's ( Read more... )

We've all met them. They can be sweet-natured, kind individuals or they can be downright bane-of-my-existence type acquaintances. Sometimes they're smart people and sometimes we're amazed they've even made it through life to this point ( Read more... )

Main Entry: mal·con·tent ( Read more... )

When my grandmother passed away in September, I decided it was long past time for me to fully realize a long-time goal - learning to knit ( Read more... )

There are times, in even the most educated conversation, where an expletive comes in handy. In order to make a particular point, to place emphasis or just to be silly. My absolute favorite - crap. In a wide variety of variations (a small sample of which are noted above ( Read more... )

As evidenced by the (not new or even altogether surprising) two month neglect of the LiveJournal, the past few months have been rather nuts. I finally finished up the CPA exam (only to get a long list of 'other hurdles to jump prior to certification'), started a big engagement that turned south rather quickly and of course the holiday season ( Read more... )

I find myself expanding my book collection at an almost alarming rate ( Read more... )

Imagine. I'm almost twenty-five and I'm trying to make a new friend. And I find that I fear the same rejection I feared in elementary school when we moved to Lewisville and I met the little girl across the street and wanted to ask her to play ( Read more... )