Thoughts and Ponderings
Whatever thoughts manage to escape the gravitational orbit of my mental black hole. I can't keep it all inside.
The category for everything that starts with "has anyone else noticed..." Observations, small rants, random essays, and the occasional deep thought that arrived uninvited at 2am and refused to leave until written down. Lighter than the heavy categories, but no less honest.Ignorance Isn’t Bliss
A friend asked how to find proof her husband was cheating. The real question isn't how to find the evidence -- it's deciding what you'll do when you have it.
The Bentleys, the Hummers, the Benz
Jersey parking lots looked like a European car dealership in 2012. On keeping up with the Joneses and why I'd rather invest in my house than my driveway.
Facebook is so Yesteryear
I spent three years watching Facebook drama explode around a Navy discharge and a family readiness group coup. Then I defriended everyone involved. Very happily.
2012: A Look Ahead
2011 was a mess by any measure. On why setting big expectations for a new year is just performance anxiety in disguise — and why I'm not making that mistake
Ghosts of New Years Past
I’ve brought in the New Year in Times Square, at a Night Out event in my hometown, at a house party, at home throwing my own party, and in a parking lot on the Navy base in Jacksonville because my husband had duty but I could sneak him away for a moment to wish him a Happy New Year and then drive back home alone.
