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

The local scuttlebutt about the Christmas tree at Missouri State University has now made it to the Drudge Report so if you’re not familiar with the issue, check it our under the title “Christmas Tree at Missouri State University…Back Up”.  Seems that a faculty member of another religious persuasion complained about the tree which had [...]

We have a new garage – or should I say, BURL has a new garage!  When we met he got along quite nicely with our 2-car garage – but once I arrived in his life I added my trusty Accord and since I’m the one who wants a nice warm vehicle in the mornings when [...]

The football Tigers have made it to the top – #1 in all the weekly polls thanks to last night’s win over KU.  It’s a good thing they didn’t play the whole game like they did the last quarter or the outcome would have been different but fortunately they survived more penalities than I remember [...]

The only mob we faced today was not at the mall midst all the super-shoppers but at the movies where we saw “American Gangster”.  Ever since I read “Honor Thy Father” by Gay Talese many years ago I’ve been fascinated with organized crime – I saw “The Godfather” (and the sequels) and it’s definitely in [...]

Never before have I ventured into the world of Black Friday shopping and my first foray into this sport showed what a novice I really am!  Cindy and I left Ozark around 11 last night and while driving south on 65 to Branson I commented on the number of vehicles heading the same way – [...]

My life has been truly blessed and while I should acknowledge that fact on a daily basis I am grateful that we set aside a special day to remind us all to count our blessings.  Growing up we always had the gathering at our house complete with any “strays” my mother could find – occasionally [...]

No Monday Night football for us this evening.  Instead we ventured to the Moxie Cinema to see “Into the Wild” which deserves all the Oscar buzz it’s generating.  Sean Penn is absolutely brilliant as the director and Emile Hursh’s acting is outstanding. He’s supported by a eclectic and talented cast including Marcia Gay Hardin who is one of my [...]

The fast and furious pace I endured at work last week continued into the weekend.  I left very early on Friday morning along with 2 others from our Girl Scout council to go to Cape Girardeau for meetings on our council realignment.  The Girls Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) have decided that 300+ councils shall [...]

It’s been a crazy week at work – makes me think it’s July and I’m in the middle of budget season because I have been so swamped – meetings, deadlines, meetings, inservices to teach, did I mention meetings, a big new project, oh yes, and meetings.  Makes me ponder how much more productive I would [...]

I love a birthday celebration that’s not limited to a single 24-hour period and our family seems to be pros at prolonging events.  While the real day was Friday I was still in celebratory mode tonight and even have a birthday lunch to look forward to tomorrow.  Tonight the family gathered at our house for [...]