My students asked me just how many jobs I have held. I answered honestly. I have no idea. So for them, myself and you dear readers, here is a list. Retail Clerk at a Fruit Market Child care worker Baker Tarot Card reader Hotel Clerk File Clerk Office Assistant Shelver Student Manager Student Project Manager …
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Too Many Ideas
This month, I have challenged myself to write a blog post everyday until my birthday. I thought two days ago that it would be difficult; especially since I was so tired I could barely keep myself awake. Today, however, my mind was flooded with ideas. The deluge didn't stop even when I was in the …
Take Two on Micah – Book Review
Review of Micah by Laurell K.Hamilton Available from Amazon.com Beyond Facebook Games I have another serious addiction - Laurell K. Hamilton books. Each time a new book comes out I reread the entire series. Last week, I finished Micah, previously my least favorite of the series. It has now successful moved up... The first time …
Beauty Does Not Equal Happiness.
My neighbors are generous souls. They are just plain good folks. Their home is always filled with friends and on occasion someone who needs a home. One of their latest borders is a young man named David, twenty-two, uneducated and trying to put his life together. He also has a crush on me. A bad …
Play Nice
It is late on a Friday night and I am living the dream; writing in my undies and enjoying an adult beverage. Heaven right? Okay, maybe not for you, but this fourth week of school has been pretty rough. The kids are finally getting into their routines, relationships between teachers and students are being squared …
No Poetry Today
No poetry today No lyrical musings on life's quandaries No alliteration or clever meter No inspiration demanding to be heard Begging, Pleading for release Just a blank page disappearing With a click and a clack A snap and a tap
Cheeseburger Cart
Once upon a time, I joked about getting a food cart and taking it downtown to feed skinny chicks. Girls who clearly needed to eat, who were an unhealthly kind of skinny. It wasn't a very good joke. It implied that I have a problem with slender women. I don't. There isn't a rivalry between skinny and …
Wool Over Our Eyes!!
The United States of America is in a crisis, not the financial one facing the economy; it is a crisis of conscious. A crisis that I believe has been created by the media and the politicians to distract us from their lack of leadership. I also believe that it occurs on both sides of the …
The Busty Blues
I know there are women who are jealous of my chest and openly wish they had my cleavage. Men stare at it and other folks just wish I would cover up. I have considered having a breast reduction for the better part of a decade. The attention they get is not always faltering or welcome. …
The Tree of Liberty
Thomas Jefferson, the third president of United States of America, is quoted as saying that "The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Independence day marks the anniversary of our country beginning its fight for independence. The tree has been water time and time again …