Archive for the ‘Life & Events’ Category

Men Who Wear Makeup or What I’d do for a Raise

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

I was driving back to Columbia early Monday morning. It was 6:45 and I tuned in to my favorite country station. The on air folks are real chatty this time of morning. I am chatty as well in the morning, so I like to listen to the two of them go back and forth. As […]

On Sale

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

The words “on sale” bring delight to many women. Retailers and advertisers count on it. My philosophy is that, when possible, I never pay full price for anything. I’ve always believed the retail price of something is always more than one ought to pay for it. I’ll barter whenever possible. Indeed, there are many countries […]

If I Only Had a Brain

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Many of us remember the delightful scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz movie classic. At first, he was very scary to Dorothy, the young impressionable girl with her canine companion, Toto. The scarecrow was caught up on a post where he just stayed there trying his best to scare things away. He didn’t have very […]

Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Ok, guys. I promised I would give equal time to men and their finer qualities after the recent reflection – “There’s Nothing Like a Dame.” I said at the end of that reflection that I would concentrate on what my thoughts were on men’s’ finer qualities the next day. It was quickly drawn to my […]

There’s Nothing Like a Dame

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Even today, this song from the 1958 movie South Pacific has as much to say about men as it does about women. Now I want to make sure you men know you are loved by many if not most of the “fairer” sex. I mean, after all, if it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be […]