Wanderings

I had all but decided not to do this, but I have to express my feelings about the current race debate or I'm going to do something really horrible. It's not good to keep anger and frustration bottled up for so long..( Read more )

Many years ago, when I was young, single, and stupid, I was not particularly politically active. I couldn't wait until I turned 18 so I could vote. I voted regularly, but I didn't pay any attention to the names, the speeches, or even the campaigns.( Read more )

I sincerely hope that CBS used a rewritable DVD to record this. I thought I had better write this review tonight, while the show is still on. I mean, seriously? A woman who supposedly has it all together, owns her own business, yada, yada, yada, but isn't complete until she gets married?( Read more )

And here I thought I was doing so well. I managed to survive until my son's 18th birthday with no pregnant girlfriends showing up on my doorstep, no car accidents (because he didn't learn to drive until this year--mwahahaha), and only one relatively minor scrape with law enforcement.( Read more )

Some of my friends have already heard this story. If you're one of them, feel free to skip it.

Most of my life, I have a been a loser magnet when it comes to men. Ask me sometime, when you want to be really depressed, about my former boyfriends/husbands. Six years ago, when I left Maryland and my husband in order to save my children and the few remaining shreds of my sanity, I had no intention of finding another boyfriend anytime in the foreseeable future. I was too busy trying to find a job, get my boys into school, and making sure that the three of us had food and shelter; I didn't have the time to date.