I used to be a smoker. I smoked for about 12 years – I was a junior in college when I started, certainly old enough to know better. Worse, I grew up with my Mom being a chain smoker, and my sister and I both hated it. So how I went from being a non-smoker [...]
Archive for February, 2012
My Pack-a-Day Habit
Posted in Uncategorized on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
One Man’s Floor is Another Man’s Ceiling
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The title of this post comes from an episode of Charles in Charge. Yes, the sitcom from the 80s starring Scott Baio. I don’t remember the set up of the scene, I just remember it was something his crazy mother (played by John Travolta’s sister) said to him as way of giving advice in the [...]
Step Away from My Birth Control
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2012 Election, Abortion, Birth Control, Foster Friess, John 3:16, Rick Santorum, Tim Tebow on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s like some sort of nightmare – it’s 2012, the economy has been in the toilet for the better part of three years, and birth control has become of the hot button issue of the upcoming elections?! I cannot stand the Conservative Right for their diversionary tactics (among other reasons), but this one has gone [...]
When Consumerism Meets Social Consciousness
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aveda, Harp Seals, Oxfam America, Pure Privilege, Save the Children on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The other day, driving around town, I noticed a billboard. I can’t even remember what the business was – I think it was for a small, local business. But the billboard said something like, ” ‘Like’ us on FaceBook and we’ll donate $25 to xx charity.” Something about that didn’t sit well with me. If [...]
When Parents Go Crazy
Posted in Uncategorized on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My parents each turned 60 last year. This May, they’ll be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. I love them both dearly, but I fear they have lost their minds. Last year was not a good year for celebrating milestone birthdays. My grandfather died in the middle of January, and then I had a stroke at [...]
