Cruise Ships in Haiti....After the Earthquake I don't plan to be "preachy". I just read where people are complaining that the cruise ships are still stopping in Port-au-Prince and the vacationers are shopping! Hellooooooo, you inconsiderate persons, sitting in comfort someplace... ( added 17 days 1 hour ago.)

Twelfth Night, 6 January and the Lights Dim Growing up multi-racial, multi-ethnic and with multi-religions in the family can be fun for a little kid. Chanukah, one gift a day for eight days was fun. I loved the gold foil on the "gelt" more than the chocolate inside. For Christmas, I... ( added 34 days 1 hour ago.)

Christmas: Definition Home: Where one wants to wake up on Christmas morning. Family: Those you want to eat Christmas breakfast at the table or all around the house. Sips: Hot chocolate. Hot tea. Hot coffee with Grand Marnier for the cook. Gifts: The hugs and... ( added 49 days 6 hours ago.)

2009 Looking Over the Veil.........Ouch I chose to write about the future of 2009. My predictions were not done in jest. I recall hearing my Great-grandmother say that I was born with a "veil". Remember, "Every Shut Eye Isn't Asleep " Years later, I learned what the "veil" was. Too... ( added 62 days 4 hours ago.)

Size Does Matter! Let the truth be told, I'm a very organized coupon shopper. I have a three ring notebook with plastic pages to hold my coupons. Shhh..... the plastic pages are baseball card holders. From the Dollar store I learned the hard way, I can get... ( added 71 days 5 hours ago.)

Sex is Dumbing Down America My second article on Searchwarp was "Grandma is 40, Mama is 27, son is 14 ". It got more attention than I needed. The wrong kind! It took days for some "off shore" ill reputes to take the article and use it in a manner I did not like. I faxed the... ( added 96 days 18 hours ago.)

"Thaaaaaaat's Daddy" It hit me today that I have written about my Mom, Nana and Grandper. Yes, I had a Dad. If God ever made a "piece of work" it was him. His Mother spoiled him and carried the shovel behind his indiscretions. His Dad, a "saint" was in the home, but... ( added 124 days 23 hours ago.)

"Are We There Yet?" I had an exceptional childhood. Going to all girls' schools afforded me many sisters. There was always some invitation to some outing. The Autumnal season, brings back memories of many trips to see the foliage of New England in it's glory. The... ( added 126 days 18 hours ago.)

What Shall HE Call Thee? Days ago I was leaving a national chain pharmacy that had some not to be passed bargains for the week. I'm frugal. [Cheap to my closest friends, who do not clip coupons or know how to get free shipping .] I did not spend much. What I wear inside... ( added 144 days 5 hours ago.)

Teddy, Teddy, Teddy Yes, I knew Massachusetts Senator Edward Moore Kennedy. Had Mom not been so terrible , I never would have met Teddy. Mom insisted on me attending all girls' schools in Boston. The girls' schools gave me "sisters". Mom did not want me to be... ( added 164 days ago.)

Ten Little Dictators I've never been one to ask, "Where did you get that. Or where did you buy that." Living away from my New England home town, I still carry the mores within me. Now, don't get me wrong, I can be nosy. I am not cheap. I am frugal. I love... ( added 188 days 23 hours ago.)

Memorial Day, Every Day, Every Year I ask you to take a few minutes to walk in my moccasins along a long dusty road. Please feel free to remove them and leave at any time. As a child growing up in Boston, we were taught that the Decoration Day began after the War Between the... ( added 262 days 2 hours ago.)

I Owe the Dog an Apology For years I've had the chance to have one of God's most beautiful creatures live with me. A Black Lab. From the day I got him at six weeks and five days old, he has enveloped my life. Food, cleaning, dog house, bedding, vet trips, dog tags... ( added 314 days 7 hours ago.)

America is Blessed I am writing this in real time. From my nest in the family forest, I did look out to see beautiful sunshine and a temperature of 28*F. The weather gurus have been saying for days how cold it would be here. In places we have not been this cold... ( added 1 year 19 days ago.)

Looking Over the Veil into 2009 There are a number of things that will surely happen. Thursday 1 January will be New Year's Day Tuesday 6, January, the Representatives of our Federal Government will be sworn in. Tuesday, 20 January at noon the President-Elect becomes, Mr.... ( added 1 year 42 days ago.)

Voting 2008 Growing up in Boston, we cut our teeth on politics. Before we learned the color-wheel in art class, we could hold adult conversations on the events of the day. I have voted early for November 4, 2008, so nothing will change my ballot. I'm a... ( added 1 year 97 days ago.)

Happy Bride; Elated Wife; Widow; Pariah She owned the world. She was never getting married. She had a beautiful place to live. It was furnished with items that were investments and would only increase in value. Her job was paying her almost double compared to her friends doing... ( added 1 year 193 days ago.)

In America, Georgia, Not Every Vote Gets Counted I was a precocious child. I learned to read and write at age two. I always thought that what the big kids did I could do. I remember a visit in Georgia to Mom's friend. Within the city limits in a sylvan neighborhood was a small stream. All... ( added 1 year 248 days ago.)

The Pitfalls of Self-Publishing I'm extremely fortunate to have a pod of award winning writing friends. If you know the awards of the printed word one or more have been nominated or been honored with the awards. I had one of them really push me to take my first book off the... ( added 1 year 249 days ago.)

Grandma is 40, Mama is 27, son is 14 America, when are we going to stop being politically correct and tell these young people that abstinence does work? "Daughter/son do NOT do it!!!!" This week I was watching the local news and a public school was featured as one of the best in... ( added 1 year 349 days ago.)

Making "Drunk Drivers" Pay There should be a law in every state that those deemed as "DWI", Driving While Intoxicated or "DUI", Driving Under the Influence must pay for their damages. For this article, I'll use the word,"he". Feel free to substitute, "she" if it... ( added 1 year 350 days ago.)