Book Reviews · Just my Thoughts

Book Review – Show No Fear

Yes, I am sure that you all were hoping for a review of a non-fiction book with a title like Show No Fear.  That is not the case.  Sorry, but I am not sorry that I picked up the twelfth book in the Nina Reilly series by Perri O’Shaughnessy.  Just to be upfront, one of the… Continue reading Book Review – Show No Fear

Fitness · Just my Thoughts

Ice

No, the weather has not taken a drastic turn for the worst.  It will eventually, though, but that is not what I am concerned about today.   I am talking about icing injuries from sports or exercise.  I do it.  I am sure you do it or have done it.  Do you just grab ice… Continue reading Ice

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Not Being Connected

We talk about how the internet has made this huge world seem so much smaller.  We talk about how we connect with each other over broadband, fiber optics or whatever.  The question will always remain:  What about those people who are not connected? You probably can think about one or two people that you know… Continue reading Not Being Connected

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Breathe

Normally, when I see the word “Breathe,” I think of the Faith Hill song.  I think of the video for that song.  The video and song are pure seduction. Today, though, I am thinking of taking time to breathe, taking time to “be present” in today.  I have had many thoughts about taking time to… Continue reading Breathe

Family · Just my Thoughts · School Sports · Sports

Playoff Time in NYS High School Athletics

I have a friend, one that I first met and chatted with online but that I have since met in real life, whose son’s football team was making a run for the NYSPHSAA championship.  I have followed Dad’s posts on Facebook about wins in various  games and it has taken me back.   Tonight, even… Continue reading Playoff Time in NYS High School Athletics

Family · Just my Thoughts

Quotable

When you love someone, you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to. And yet this is exactly what most of us demand. We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life,… Continue reading Quotable

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Believe in Yourself

Today has been a busy day for me with work and a bit of socializing this morning.  Thursdays are, after all, my day for breakfast with the girls.  These women are women that I have one thing in common with – we are all mothers.  We met online first and have since moved to an… Continue reading Believe in Yourself

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Victims, Self-Defense and Violence

My mind seems to be drawn towards these three words this morning:  victims, self-defense, and violence.  I can pinpoint why as I read some creative writing that was masochistic and a news article on a domestic violence advocate and a blog on self-defense.  The combination of the three of these has set my mind moving… Continue reading Victims, Self-Defense and Violence

Family · Food · Just my Thoughts

Thanksgiving Dinner

I finally decided to make up my Thanksgiving dinner menu.  This is actually early for me as I will quite frequently wait until the Sunday of Thanksgiving week to get the menu together and the list in place to do the actual shopping.   My reason for doing an earlier menu this year is that… Continue reading Thanksgiving Dinner

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For My New Friends

I hope I got the right house.  You see, I have recently started following Jen and Sarah at Momalom.com.  In doing so, I found out that at one point in their lives they lived in Oneonta, where my 19 year old son goes to college.   I had been in Oneonta on Saturday, prior to… Continue reading For My New Friends