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

……checking it at least twice!!!  When I blegged for topics last week, dear friend Robin said I needed to share of list of all the steps necessary to upgrade to Life 2.0.  Now Robin is the same age of daughter #1 and probably light years away from taking this step but thought I’d go ahead [...]

Earlier today I mentioned that I attended a business luncheon where the speaker talked about business ethics and his personal experiences.  One of the things he mentioned was how easy it is for unethical people to rationalize their actions and how often they aren’t confronted about their behavior. During the Q&A portion at the end, [...]

Patrick Kuhse was the keynote speaker today for the Leadership Springfield education series.  No amount of hype could have prepared me for such a phenomenal presentation.  He shared his personal story of how he went from being a successful stockbroker with a loving wife, 2 boys and house in the suburbs to being an international [...]

I love reading bumper stickers!  Not the “Vote for….” kind but the ones that make a thought-provoking statement – and usually tell me something about the driver/owner of the vehicle.  Today’s driving-to-work wisdom:  “…an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”  UPDATE:  Thanks to pal Vickie who let me know that’s a quote [...]

Thanks to fellow blogger Zarah who responded to my bleg yesterday.  Zarah has started bicycling and knows that one of my favorite pasttimes is biking so here goes. Essential Gear – cell phone, water (plenty of it!), granola bars, tire levers, extra tube, tube patch kit, CO2 cartridges, latex gloves, money, sunscreen, sunglasses Changing a Tire – [...]

It’s official – I’m 100% on overload with the 2008 presidential election.  When I blegged for topics a few weeks ago, one of the suggestions I received was to discuss the election – more specificially the possibility of a Madame President.  While I would really like to see a female in our top position, I [...]

It’s official – I now live in the state where people are certifiably STUPID!  Seems the Missouri Department of Revenue held on online contest last year for the new state license plates and the voters approved a design which was not grammatically correct.  However, the Dept of Revenue says they can’t correct that error since [...]

If you wonder where I’ve been for the last several days, the answer is in the title of this post.  Late Tuesday night I finished reading “The Kite Runner” and sat in bed crying while dear hubby/freight train snored away.  What an awesome book!  I’d had it on my reading list for at least 2 [...]

…literally….well, almost!  I’ve put on 5-6 pounds since last spring and at times it seems more like 56 pounds.  It’s just enough weight to mean I’m no longer a lifetime member of Weight Watchers and I’m on the cusp of clothing sizes which is the biggest irritant.  Somehow I made it through the winter with [...]

Good pal Vickie “complained” recently about my lack of blogging and in the course of our dialog, she shared some ideas for when the mind is willing but the creative side (what little there is) of the brain is devoid of ideas.  One of them was to talk about the library. Springfield is blessed with [...]