So there I was, in the middle of Waldenbooks (heaven forbid we actually get a Barnes and Noble in Killeen) and I got to thinking, "hey, I wonder what that 'Book of Birthdays' says about my daughter's birthday...?" and so i sauntered over to the crazy thinkin'/astrology aisle and pulled out the book to look up her b-day. hmmm. born on the Day of Devotion. Turns out my little girl is going to be some sort of religious/political fanatic. Well, it just said that in the "more evolved" folks bo...

those closest to me have been effected by this war. my husband, wounded, almost unable to walk. I, myself, have also been wounded. the scar still lingering on my hip. it seemed like no one was doing anything about it. and that was because the bag of insect killing granules was still sealed and sitting on the porch. the fire ants had taken control...broken through our line of defense (the back door) and started marching through our new carpet. i received my first bite in my "knee-pi...

I've been reading blogs from folks i know for a while now, always a bit jealous of how they find the time to sit down and blah blah blah about everything. Man, i've got a journal (real paper and everything) dating back to when we called it a diary! (about 1982) I'm a big fan of the writing of innermost thoughts and musings for a later date, for yourself, for whomever...problem is, finding the time. What's so pressing that i can't get to a computer and update? I refuse to go through my da...