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Is Something Missing In My Life?
When I see articles like this one, I feel like one of the most passion-less people around. How come I don’t have something that I have latched onto as strongly as these people. I…
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Oh, Not-so-Sweet Interruptions
Earlier this morning, I had written a blog that seemed important at the time and was, what I thought, to be a pretty accurate reflection of my role as a mother and how difficult…
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Whistlin’ Dixie
For a girl that isn’t really from anywhere (thanks to being raised army brat style) I was shocked to find out that I am, dialectically speaking, a southerner. Or at least that is what…
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Tee hee
Something that made me smile: Two months ago, we reported on the Web video phenomenon of Mentos and Diet Coke. The mint candies combine with the soda to create an explosive geyser. But a…
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A Movie Prentending to Be Good
To distract ourselves from our morose past few days, my husband went out and rented The Squid and the Whale. Hrumph. Disappointment all around. It was a good story, but not a very good…
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When You Least Expect It….
We received some utterly distressing news Saturday night. One of our closest Nashville friends, Will Clendening, was killed in a motorcycle accident. Since it is all I can think about, I figure today’s blog should…
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Holy Lesbian Batman!
I kid you not, DC Comics has ordained Batwoman as their new prime minister for the gay and lesbian community. I heard it on the news yesterday. It is true, Batwoman will be coming…
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Grab Your Sunscreen – it’s Global Warming Time!
Finally, someone has made a movie (after writing a well researched book) called An Inconvienant Truth about Global Warming, that nagging little impending doom that a lot of conservative folk don’t like to admit exists. Politics…
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One Crazy Mutha
A few nights ago, I went to a showing of Blue Velvet at the Belcourt Theater here in Nashville. Wow. I had seen it, in five minute increments, throughout my life but never in…
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Education for the Masses – or a few
As someone who is becoming increasingly disheartened by the public education system in our country (especially since my son has started public school) I get really excited when I find an example of a…