Category: Lifestyles
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Can You Sue For Something You Didn’t Pay For? Whiny KinderStart.com Thinks So.
I’ve run FamilyResource.com for several years. Throughout those years, much of my traffic has depended on referrals from search engines. I never had the budget to advertise, so I was (and am) dependent on…
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World Travelin’ Snacks
I have always loved that my kids are fairly experimental with their eating habits. My 19-month-old loves Indian food (her favorite is Sag or Vegetable Korma) and my six year old is a glutton…
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Modern Day Medici
I used to be quite an idealist. People close to me often mark it as a weakness – my want and need for people to be better than they really are (sometimes). So, through…
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Weather Grump
I’m in a weathery grump – I think the neurotic seasonal patterns we are having here in Nashville have finally gotten to me. Two days ago – a summery 75 degrees. Today – a super chilly…
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2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The inductees to this years Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are impressive and, personally, quite exciting. The listing ranges from Miles Davis (about time, no?) to the Sex Pistols to Blondie – all…
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Adding Grip to Slippery Tools
Most people have tools and utensils that can be slippery to hold under certain situations. If only those things had some sort of rubber coating to help keep your grip. I recently ran across…
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Women’s History Month and AIDS Awareness
Okay, I won’t bombard you with guilt or any political or social agenda that might be associated with the aforementioned Women’s History Month (which March is) and why AIDS awareness is a relevant issue…
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Insomnia and Larry Hagman
I had a strange dream, about the television show Dallas last night – specifically the one where JR gets shot. Larry Hagman had, in my dream, been setting up the scene and as the…
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Evite Saves the Day
It is my son’s 6th birthday this Thursday. I have always dropped the ball when it comes to planning these things in a timely manner. I just can’t quite get my timeline right. I…
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The Good Deed Fellow
It’s remarkable when you feel more down on your luck than ever before and there is a simple stranger who, with a small thoughtful gesture, can make you realize that things are pretty great. We…