My personal and professional life have been in upheaval due to the hospitalization of my father last week. While we, as a family, were anticipating a hospitalization in the future, last week was not the time we were aiming for such a visit. Yesterday, my father went home for at least one day so I… Continue reading A Day of Speeches
I grew up in a small town. Are those someone’s lyrics to a song? You bet but I really did grow up in a small town – Owego, New York. While I haven’t dug up and scanned tons of pictures from my childhood, you can enjoy a quick cruise through Owego with this Yahoo! image… Continue reading Small Town USA
Have you ever wondered if your workout is really working out for you? I sometimes just get bored. I know that I need to switch things up frequently, not only to keep my interest but so my muscles get worked differently. I was reading an article on the number of calories a specific type… Continue reading Working Out
I picked up, as I said in an early entry, a copy of Mother Earth News for the first time in decades yesterday. The magazine itself is providing me with a lot of helpful information on gardening which I am set to attempt again this year. The website – http://www.motherearthnews.com – is providing me with… Continue reading Cutting Your Food Bill
Below is my post on a local mom’s discussion board. I am, again this year, going to attempt to grow some veggies. I have to admit that I tend to kill plants but I am, again, looking at a garden for this spring, summer, fall. I became very spoiled when I was a member of… Continue reading Gardening
This is an entry that has been in the making for some time. Back in November, I was getting ready for my holiday baking. Generally speaking, I start stocking up on sugar, flour, brown sugar, molasses in September so that I can bake for weeks and not run out. I also stock up when items… Continue reading Baking with Splenda
While I have nothing catching to say, I did find this video by following zappos on Twitter.
At the end of last week, CNN reported that the charges against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, in custody at Guatanamo Bay for planning the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole off the shores of Yemen. The charges were dropped without prejudice so al-Nashiri could be charged again. Part of the reasoning for dropping the charges is the… Continue reading Yemen Again
Last week, Governor David A Patterson was scheduled for a town hall meeting in Binghamton, New York. He rescheduled for tonight so that he could go to Washington, DC to witness President Barack Obama and the signing of a child health insurance bill. Tonight was the rescheduled town hall meeting in the gym at… Continue reading The Governor Came to Town
I am slowly learning the finer points of photo resizing. Generally, I do not do it if I have to change the proportions of the photo as it does distort somewhat but I wanted to replace the header on my blog with my own photo. Amazing! A few clicks of the mouse! There… Continue reading Personalizing My Blog
