When I think of Catholic school, the following images from my childhood come to mind: school uniforms from Henry Barrie in Manchester’s St. Anne’s Square getting slapped on the back of the legs by Mrs. McDonald in 4th grade (or…
Category: life-changing moment
SAHM Going Back to Work
I had my first child in 1996. From 96 through 2002 I was a freelance production editor for a health care publisher — the term WAHM had not been invented yet! Some weeks I was full time, other weeks part time.…
Get EA Sports Active
If you’ve spent any time at all on twitter in the past weeks, you couldn’t help but notice the tweets about EA Sports Active and the 30-Day Challengers. It is a new wii game from EA Sports. From the moment…
Do You Do This?
When your spouse is losing weight, are you encouraging or do you make your spouse feel guilty about trying to get in shape? I’m sad to admit that I am not a cheerleader when my husband is dieting. He —…
How Did I End up at a U.S. College, Anyway?
So, I’m now in Maryland…a naturalized U.S. citizen…but how did I get to America from the place of my birth…Manchester, England. In 1982 I was convinced that I would attend college in America. My parents had other ideas. My family…
I Have No Words for Violence Against Women
Tonight — after an absolutely delightful Easter Sunday we witnessed an absolutely un-delightful event. Driving home from my in-laws house my husband and I spotted a person lying beside the road. The road is tree-lined, dark, and not very well-travelled.…
HARO — Funerals
I’m on this e-mail list for HARO –Help a Reporter Out. A guy called Peter Shankman used to receive many requests from reporters and writers for sources for stories they were planning to writer. Shankman started compiling these requests in…
Have You Had a Baby at the Alamo?
Found this somewhere…seriously with the time I spend on the PC and the amount of clicking around I do…who knows where I found it. Bold the things you’ve done and will admit to. If you use this as a post,…
Bombay Peacock Grill, Columbia, MD: Roaches Are Not Okay.
I met a friend yesterday at Indian restaurant–Bombay Peacock Grill. I had not seen her since we both survived a hellatious graphics class in the spring. She is continuing in the graphic design program. I am evaluating my options. I…
What To Do When a Little Tikes Playhouse Crashes in to Your Kitchen Window
Our swingset was crushed by hail in 2005 (see above). It looked as though a giant stepped on the swingset. So, today it was light, then dark, then windy, then dark again, then light rain, the torrential, soak-to-the-bone rain, then…