I was riveted to my laptop until 1am last night, watching the Tucson Memorial on You Tube. Daniel Hernandez–what a stand-up guy, what a true hero. President Obama–that’s as perfect as any speech can get. He hit everything we wanted…
Archives for 2011
No Substitute for Quality Time
I had the good fortune to spend quality time with one of my Burner friends this weekend. I asked if she wanted to get together for drinks with a group and she said, “No! We need one-on-one time.” I love…
Job Economics
Does anyone have the perfect job? I thought I did, but lately, I’ve been feeling unappreciated. My first job was shit. I think that’s normal when you graduate from college with no experience (unless you count waitressing or babysitting or…
Comical Black Swan
I posted this on Twitter, but it’s so friggin funny I had to repost in my blog just in case you missed it. The Black Swan movie seems to be the entertainment topic of interest these days. I thought the…
Let Us Pray, Let Us Learn
I have been keeping up with the tragedy in Tuscon. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. We must continue to pray until every critically injured patient is safely out of the hospital. This is wrong on…
What ever happened to…
I stopped stalking guys when I stopped dating. However, most of the guys I used to date are still my friends so I get to keep up with their updates via Facebook. My heart soared when my ex-boyfriend became engaged…
Twin Voices
I called my parents on Friday and my nephew Dominic answered. When I said, “Hi Dominic!” He cheered, “Mommy!” “Uhhh, no it’s Auntie Cat.” “Oh.” Then he tossed the phone back to my mom. My sister and I look alike,…
Strike 1, 2, and 3 for Parenting
I read this interesting article a friend of mine posted. Its premise is that parenthood is depressing and that people without children are happier than people who are parents. I consider myself well-read and clearly missed out on all this…
Naked Beauty
One of the things that goes out the window when you get married is beauty—at least for me. I can’t remember the last time I got a pedicure. Must’ve been at least two months ago. Don’t get me started on…
401K Calculator
Finally, I found a helpful 401K calculator. Yippee for Bankrate.com. Check out the calculator here.