I got myself embroiled in an MSN message board war this morning. Silly, I know, but it energized my sleepy Monday morning. I’d heard a lot about the issue while listening to BBC Radio 1 on satellite last week. A little British girl has gone missing from her holiday villa in Portugal – she turned…
Sentient Animals, Anyone?
A headline pops up on my email sidebar this morning: Crow Adopts Baby Boy, Names Him Wyatt My hand to God . . . it took a full minute for me to realize they were referring to Sheryl Crow.
Nascar Kind of Life
My life is speeding by faster than a drag racing redneck. Once again I find myself in the weekend, a particularly relaxing weekend at home, and look with alarm at the past blur of a week. I am thinking with discomfort about how quickly I am approaching my next birthday. Is life really going to…
Bookworm
I think I’m going to start writing some book reviews. Ask my husband, and he’ll tell you, I read about 2 books a week. Sometimes I think it’s not healthy. But I can’t not have a book going – the book of the moment is Oracle Night by Paul Auster (I read Timbuktu and have…
To You Who Suffer
I won’t give you a list of all of the people in my life who are desperately ill right now. Some friends, some spouses of friends, some family members – it’s a long list. This morning I have been inundated with stories that I wish I wasn’t hearing, because I wish they weren’t happening. My…