I have a negative take on products to promote breast cancer awareness. Who is making money off these items? Does the money collected actually go to research? I hope so! It seems to get more and more “out of hand” each October.
Here is a cause that I can “support”. It’s “uplifting”!!!!! I really like the [...]
Archive for October, 2009
27 Oct
Pink Month- Breast Cancer Awareness- October
26 Oct
Looking Up
I just finished reading the new autobiography by Chesley Sullenberger (Sully) entitled: Highest Duty My Search for What Really Matters. (2009) I could hardly put this book down. It was the right message for me at the right moment. I highly recommend it!
Yesterday I took a long walk down to the empty neighborhood soccer field [...]
14 Oct
Pistachios
As we were watching our favorite “The Daily Show” last night, there were a series of off-color commercials for pistachios. Levi Johnston (baby daddy in AK) was featured. There is a contest too. I choose not to eat pistachios or drink the bottled water from the company Fiji. If you are interested in this topic: [...]
14 Oct
Michael Moore on the Nobel Peace Prize
“Friends,
Last night my wife asked me if I thought I was a little too hard on Obama in my letter yesterday congratulating him on his Nobel Prize. “No, I don’t think so,” I replied. I thought it was important to remind him he’s now conducting the two wars he’s inherited. “Yeah,” she said, “but to [...]
9 Oct
“It’s Always Something…”
For some reason Gilda Radnor’s voice is in my head these days and what I am hearing is: “It’s Always Something.”
From the David Letterman ~revelations~ to other news worthy events in the world, plus getting adjusted to working in a new setting, to the sadness of having a death in the family, I am on [...]
5 Oct
RIP- Olivia
As our family grieves the loss of Brad’s mom this past weekend, I am reminded of how many wonderful neighbors and friends we have who are willing to step up and comfort others.
I received two phone calls today from Muslim men we know offering polite condolences and wishes for Olivia’s soul. The e-mails we have gotten [...]
2 Oct
StoryCorps- NPR- Oct 2, 2009
Dear Readers,
I have the good fortune of being on a school librarian’s list-serve and found this posting today. I was not aware of NPR’s segment on the StoryCorps and am thrilled to share this live interview with a man who was influenced in a wonderful way by a school librarian! Please have a listen and [...]
