I cannot imagine that I am saying these things. My grandmother is probably turning over in her grave while my father is welcoming to his party a bit late. I do believe that it is important for the American people to hear from their future leader. Unfortunately, I do not necessarily believe that this “hearing”… Continue reading Actions Speak Louder than Words
In honor of today being One Hit Wonder day – what will they think of next? – I went searching for some one hit wonders. Below a couple of videos for you. The first is clips of 34 songs. See how well you can do! And here is a bunch of top ten one hit… Continue reading One Hit Wonders
People all over exercise and do it for a variety of reasons. It has been just about one year since I wrote about how you measure progress. At that time, I did not have the ability to weigh myself at home so did it every couple of months. I seriously still do not weigh in… Continue reading What do you keep track of?
Eighteen percent of voters are undecided at just over five weeks out. I have sat here and listened as the two candidates who have said they want the privilege of leading our country call each other and each other’s running mates names. I have listened as they picked apart each other’s positions. I finally looked… Continue reading Swaying the Undecided
I like to chronicle, in photographs, the routes I take when I run. This, of course, means I get stuck walking most of that day but it is well worth it. Yesterday’s five miles took me a hour and a half. This is not normal. I stopped for about 20 minutes to talk with one… Continue reading A Run Along with Me
We all have them – morning routines. Yours will differ from mine. Mine differs depending on the season and the day of the week. It is fall – almost even on the calendar – and that routine includes a pot of tea. Now, a lot of people drink tea on a regular basis but I… Continue reading A Morning Routine
While I am still trying desparately to wrap my mind around the political outlook in this country, I am extremely concerned about Yemen. Yes, I said Yemen. If we go back to the end of the last two term president, it was the fall of 2000. October 12th, the USS Cole was bombed in Yemeni… Continue reading Yemen: Ignored or Deja vu?
I know that the economy is in dire straights – a favorite band of my from my high school days. There are times, though, when humor helps situations that are dire. I laughed as GOP members passed out tire gauges after Barack Obama said that voters could save energy by properly inflating their tires. My… Continue reading The Economy and Politics
I know, strange topic normally, but not today. I sat and thought about this last night. It was a gorgeous night – about 68F and a warm breeze – after, as one blogger has put it, the swan song of summer. So I caught part of a CW premiere for the new show “Privileged” as… Continue reading Investment Banking
As I watched the ServiceNation Presidential Forum last night, I heard a lot about personal responsibility and serving a cause greater than self. While I know that both the moderators – Judy Woodruff of PBS and Rick Stengel, managing editor of Time magazine – and the candidates – Barack Obama (D) and John McCain (R) –… Continue reading Personal Responsibility
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