I read two excellent posts today that I wanted to highlight because the same considerations have crossed my mind. The thought process usually begins with "What the hell are they thinking?" and ends with me shaking my head and trying to ponder how so many archaic sexist attitudes are still …
Real Home Sense
Scrubbing The Sticky Floor
Failure is a means to spur us on to create something better. Something more successful. When I realized my marriage failed to provide me with what I needed to be a happy, whole person, I spent a lot of time thinking (much of it in bed) trying to determine what I could have / should have done …
The Meaning of Home
At first look, it appears obvious that we can see what is happening in our current housing market. People are losing or selling their homes and moving onto other abodes. Whether it's by choice or necessity, homeowners are adapting because they have to. What's not apparent is the hidden tsunami of …
Dangerous Regression
As I sat working in the Family Room today, the two story room was filled with echoes of mischievous giggles and footsteps running up and downstairs, slamming doors, followed by hollers between cohorts. I was immediately transported back to having two active boys and my mother's instincts kicked in. …
Where Would You Be?
One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided to do something out of routine and go for a casual dinner at a restaurant that wasn't too luxurious. When they were seated, the owner of the restaurant asked the president's secret service if he could please speak to the First Lady in private. …
Happy Father’s Day
"Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers - and fathering is a very important stage in their development." David M. Gottesman The sexiest, most interesting men alive, are not the ones with six packs for abs, nor the men who are driving flashy cars and carrying thick wallets. …
