Getting Organized
I am not an organized person. Anybody who knows me knows this. My family is forever lamenting my lack of organization. "How can you find anything?" they repeatedly ask me. "I have a system", I reply. However, now, that I am pursuing writing as more than just a hobby - okay, I'm chasing it down aggressively with manuscript in hand…
Mother's Day
This Sunday is Mother's Day, a day for us to sit back and reflect on what terrors we were as children and then call our own mothers and apologize profusely for our behavior back then. :) Some believe the origins of Mother’s Day lie with Mothering Sunday, a tradition from the 16th century where individuals would return to their “mother…
Derby Day - Mint Juleps
In honor of Derby Day, we're talking Mint Juleps! One of the traditions of the Kentucky Derby is the sipping of a cool Mint Julep. According to the Derby website, this cocktail has been the traditional drink of the race for nearly 100 years. There are many recipes out there for the traditional treat, but this is one…
Derby Day
The greatest two minutes in sports™. The run for the roses. The sport of kings. Tomorrow is the first Saturday in May. That can mean only one thing: Kentucky Derby Day. Ladies in fancy hats sipping mint juleps rub shoulder to shoulder with betting men, all while watching to see which of the twenty three-year-old horses run the fastest 1¼…
What if...?
My Day Job is stressful. I listen to some truly horrible calls. But, the nature of the job dictates that I deal with facts. Remember that 1960's show "Dragnet"? Friday was always telling people, "Just the facts." Sometimes I get callers who want to play the "What If" game with me. They ask "what if this happens?" over and over…