Shifting Gears   Baby Boomer…Member Life 2.0…Wife, Mother, Grammie…Bicyclist…GoldWinger…Mensan…Girl Scout…Reader…Knitter…Rotarian

Watch out K.C. – Tammy, Ralph and I are heading your way with fists full of cash and credit cards and our shopping lists!  Well maybe not THAT much $ but we do plan for this trip all year and sure have fun no matter what great items we buy.  Tammy has called us with [...]

Woke up this morning about 4:00 to see a guy standing next to the bed with flashlight in hand – fortunately it was Burl!  The lights had gone off during our stormy night and he was checking the clock to see the time.  Since I sleep in the dark I decided I may as well [...]

We started our weekend Friday with a volunteer shift at Rock ‘n Ribs, one of the premier charity events in the Ozarks.  It’s a joint venture of all the area Rotary clubs and is a prime example of the power of a few to accomplish so much.  Our tough job involved selling ice and delivering [...]

Well I read this morning that the grandfather of Cho (Va. Tech killer) calls him a “mean SOB who deserved to die” – well now isn’t that special?  But what about the other 32 people – did they deserve to die like that?  Oh well – it’s a beautiful day out as I get ready [...]

I keep thinking about the killings at Virginia Tech – about the Holocaust survivor who unselfishly gave his life to protect his students – about the young lady who text messaged her mother and brother while hiding under a desk (she survived), and especially about the parents of the young man who did the shootings.  [...]

It’s Sunday night – down time of the week when I try to shift gears back into work mode whether I’m ready or not!  Actually I have lots to do this week and worked online from home this afternoon to try to get a jump start so I’m looking forward to a productive week on [...]

I’ll admit I’ve never been an Imus fan – I spent years fighting NPR’s liberal newscasters on the way to work and now have settled with Woody P. Snow and Cindy Rippee for my morning entertainment.  Still, it’s hard to avoid all the recent news concerning Don Imus and his total disregard for anyone who [...]

Nothing beats Easter as seen through the eyes of one who is almost 4 – and that would be granddaughter Julia!  She and her parents arrived on Friday (along with baby sister Lydia, 14 months) and she was ready for all that Easter means to a pre-schooler – mainly that she’d better be good so [...]

Today I discovered some fabulous information – the kind of stuff Oprah hasn’t yet revealed!  How To Lose 10 Pounds and Look 10 Years Younger in 60 Days – the secret is to RETIRE!  Former boss Norb dropped by the office to gloat over all of us in our professional attire and to remind me [...]