Archive for October, 2009

spontaneity

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

In a few short days, I’m turning thirty. I always dreamed of doing something really big for that birthday – maybe going to New York City or going on a cruise. But it wasn’t in the cards this year, so I did what I do – I decided not to make a decision. I don’t [...]

fashion faux pas

Friday, October 16th, 2009

There has been a lot of talk in the news this week about the delusions of the fashion industry, so you know I gotta weigh in. I know y’all are probably tired of me and my soapbox, but hey - it’s my blog and I’ll gripe if I want to.
In this corner, we have Ralph [...]

special treatment

Friday, October 9th, 2009

I read the news for a living, so I’ve basically become a walking newswire. Hubby doesn’t have to read the news because each night at dinner, I basically end up starting every sentence with “I was reading this article today…” or “Did you hear about the guy in the place who did the thing?” I’m [...]

the end?

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

In late September 2005, a young man named Levi King killed a 70-year-old man named Orlie McCool and his daughter-in-law, Dawn McCool, in McDonald County, Missouri. Then he stole Mr. McCool’s pickup truck and drove to the Texas Panhandle. Thirteen miles south of Pampa, he broke into a remote farmhouse in the middle of the [...]