by bZar | Dec 21, 2005 | Life and Reflections
Driving into the city this morning I was listening to Latin music on my car stereo. I defy anyone to listen to this music and remain still. This music makes me want to snap my fingers, tap my toes and get up and dance. I’ve always thought that Latin music is the...
by bZar | Dec 20, 2005 | Life and Reflections
I married a man 25 years ago today. We were both just 21 years old and thought we knew what we were doing. Four years and two babies later, I left with just $14 to my name. I sometimes wonder what sort of woman I would have become had I stayed with that man. He didn’t...
by bZar | Dec 17, 2005 | Life and Reflections
Guilt, the gift that keeps on giving. – Erma Bombeck I cried when I heard that Erma died. I cried because I felt I had lost a kindred spirit – another soul who shared my finely honed appreciation for the absurd. I have yet to meet a mother who, at one time or another,...
by bZar | Dec 16, 2005 | Life and Reflections
I posted Penn Jillette’s comments here because they resonated with me. As a child of a Roman Catholic mother and Southern Baptist father who grew up to become a Salvationist, my relationship with “the lord” was no casual summer fling. I really wanted to believe. In...
by bZar | Dec 15, 2005 | Life and Reflections
Heard on NPR, Nov.21 05 There is No Godby Penn Jillette “I’m not greedy. I have love, blue skies, rainbows, and Hallmark cards, and that has to be enough. It seems just rude to beg the invisible for more.” I believe that there is no God. I’m beyond Atheism. Atheism is...
by bZar | Dec 15, 2005 | Life and Reflections
Two years ago at the Boat Show in Mount Clemens, Michigan I met my dreamboat. Of all the sail boats I saw that day only the Rhodes was the one I felt I would be confident handling by myself. The design is well thought out and makes the most efficient use of space...
