Resolutions for 2010

I’m not all that big on New Year’s resolutions, but I usually do make at least a couple every year and try to keep them in mind past the first few weeks of January.
This year my resolutions are pretty standard. I want to continue my exercise program (which currently consists of jogging 3 miles [...]

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Birthday celebrations

My birthday and my husband’s birthday are just a couple days apart, so we usually celebrate together. We weren’t planning on doing anything this year, though, because things are pretty tight around here what with no more overtime at work and having to pay for things like grad school and Christmas.
But as I was [...]

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Urban Meyer Leave of Absence

Wow, this is just stunning news. Urban Meyer, the wildly successful head coach of the University of Florida football team, announced that he will be stepping away from his duties because of health reasons! Yesterday the news out of Gainesville was that he was resigning his post. But today, the statement has been modified, [...]

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Merry Christmas ‘09

I want to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas! I hope you’ve been able to spend some time with loved ones, share a good meal, and maybe exchange a few presents. That’s always been the perfect Christmas recipe for my family! At any rate, just celebrate as you see fit and [...]

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Balloon Boy Hoax

The Heene family — the ones who orchestrated the “balloon boy hoax” in an attempt to get signed to a reality show — is in the news again today. The parents, Richard and Mayumi, have been sentenced to jail for their involvement in the scam from a couple months ago. Richard has to serve 90 [...]

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Four days…

…until Christmas!!! I love this season and can’t wait for Christmas to actually get here. There are few things better than watching my son unwrap his presents in the morning and seeing his face light up as he finds out that Santa brought him what he wanted! And, I’ll admit it: I love [...]

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That’s a wrap!

I just submitted my last term paper of the semester, so now I’ve got 9 graduate credits to my name! I need a total of 33 for my degree, so I’m about a quarter of the way through. I put in a lot of hard work this semester, and am looking forward to the upcoming [...]

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Frances Bean: Restraining Order

What the heck is going on between Courtney Love and 17-year-old daughter Frances Bean Cobain? Just a week or so ago, Love lost guardianship of Frances, with the role going to Kurt Cobain’s mom. And now today, I just read that Frances Bean took out a temporary restraining order against her mom.
I know Courtney [...]

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