This has been a very tough day for my family. My father-in-law had a mild stroke and is now in the hospital. The incident was not life threatening, but doctors anticipate that he will have to stay in the hospital for the next 3-4 weeks for observation and rehabilitation. Although my f-i-l can move all [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Well, that was a tough loss today. The Missouri Tigers are no longer among college football’s unbeatens, as they dropped their final Big 12 matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers today. I had a bad feeling about this game right from the start — and it only got worse as Nebraska hung 24 points on the [...]
My husband Jerry has been thinking about getting a Bluetooth headset to use with his cell phone. But he is very particular about his gadgets and simply doesn’t like how dorky most headsets look with those big loops that go around the ear to hold them in place. That’s the primary reason he has never [...]
Oh, man — this totally blows. I just read that Marian Hossa has some kind of undisclosed upper body injury and will be out of the lineup for a couple of weeks. He was one of the few guys off to a great start, and is usually one of the Hawks’ best players regardless of [...]
First, I don’t much care about the “legal battle” that ensued when Melinda Hackett had this treehouse built in the backyard of her Manhattan townhouse. It’s her private property, so she should be able to do whatever she wants. Apparently the city agrees with her, because she has won a permit for the $5,000 treehouse. [...]
Wow, what is up with the weather today? All of this wind and rain is just crazy! I’ve been looking at pictures of storm damage online and simply cannot believe all the havoc it’s causing. Now they’re saying a tornado even touched down at some point. All I can say is I’m glad I didn’t [...]
My mom’s birthday is coming up very soon, but I’ve been so busy recently that I haven’t had a chance to buy her a present yet. The good thing is she’s pretty easy to shop for, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to find something that she’ll like. I think a nice pair of cultured [...]