Ye Olde Blogge

I finally got around to downloading and installing firefox. I love it! I’m a mac person, so I’ve been using Safari for a while and there are things I like about Safari that Firefox still can’t do. For instance, I sync my bookmarks between my home computer and work which I like very much. However,…

There’s a great discussion over at 11D about how much should we want our schools to challenge our kids. If our kids seem bored with school, should we say something? Should we just let them work it out on their own? Lots of interesting comments over there. I have two really smart kids. I think…

I’m feeling spunkier today so I thought I’d start in on this topic. The Bush Administration has allocated nearly $170 million to promote abstinence-only sex education. This is more than the NEA gets ($120 million). Here’s a good summary of the pertinent issues in the Bush Administration’s policy. The thing is I’m not opposed to…

When I’m well and can think straight again, must blog about abstinence-only sex education, aids and intelligent design/creationism being taught in school. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

Well, it’s official. I have the first cold of the season. Maybe the flu. I feel rotten, left work early. Didn’t even have the energy to blog. The good news is Mr. GM took care of me, went to the store and made me egg noodles with butter and salt. Don’t ask; it’s something I’ve…

I am what I consider a hands-off parent. This is not to say I’m not involved, just that I’m not an in-your-face parent, someone who is involved in every detail of their kids’ lives. Right now, for example, both of my kids (5 & 9) have gotten their own breakfast, eaten it, put away their…

I need something fun, so here it is: You Are Tequilla When you drink, you’re serious about getting drunk! You’ll take any shot that’s offered up to you… Even if it tastes like sock sweat! And you’re never afraid of eating the worm. What alcoholic drink are you? I do like Tequila, but I’m really…

I should be doing a million (okay, maybe 2) other things, but I’ve had this post in my head for days now. What makes the holidays hard for me–and particularly hard for me with my mother–is my sister. Or the absence of my sister. My sister died when she was 17 and I was 20…

So here it is–a slightly new design. Mostly just updating the colors. It was fun! There are a few kinks, though. Like the posts are still posting my name even though I’ve deleted it. I’ll work it out. So it’s not the fanciest design in the world, but it’s festive. Now, I’m off to the…

I’m in the process of redesigning a bit. I actually do a lot of web design in my work, but I’m lazy when it comes to designing my personal stuff. And I don’t have much of a design sense. I’m more of a technical person. So I’m always looking for designs that I like, but…