Quote of the Day – Parenting
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
~Elizabeth Stone
R.I.P Corey Haim
By Irene Conlan -
Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor, known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol. He starred or co-starred in a number of films such as Lucas, Murphy’s Romance, The Lost Boys, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream. Notably, he collaborated [...]
Lost in the Sea of Information
By Irene Conlan -
In this technological age, information is at our fingertips – quite literally it’s just a keystroke away. The question is, how good is the information you receive? Can you count on its validity and reliability? Let’s just talk about information regarding the subject of self improvement and its main topics like self [...]
Bullies Becoming Leaders
By Eric Putnam -
What is bullying?
Bullying is an aggressive imbalance in power, either physically or socially. Bullies are either bigger and stronger than their victims or are socially more powerful. Bullying behaviors can include hitting, teasing, name calling, or intimidation. Bullying can leave its victims feeling isolated, depressed and even suicidal. Children who bully are [...]
Ramblings about the Oscars
Last night was Oscar night and I watched most of it along with millions of other people. Because I had not seen the movies it was not as interesting to me as it generally is. The H1N1 bug kept me away this year. I will see the movies when they are released for rental. At [...]
The Shopping Game
By Irene Conlan -
I’m going to Mexico next week – to La Paz to visit my brother who has a winter condo there. It’s a beautiful, peaceful place and I love my visits there. But getting ready is something of a challenge because I literally have nothing to wear. I have lost over 90 pounds [...]
Mother Knows Best
Richard Schwenz. -
Dating is a challenge. It asks us to better coordinate our lives, become emotionally available, and to develop an ability to persevere regardless of setbacks. Being a single mother can compound these challenges as mothers must not only work through their own dating desires but protect the interests of their children.
That being said, [...]
Kindergarten 2010
By Irene Conlan -
My grandson, Jack, was in a program in Kindergarten the other day and being a doting Gramma, I got there early enough to sit close to the front. Armed with cameras, his dad and I were more than pleased to be there. This is the first “big production” he has been in [...]
Are you a kid, an adult or a grownup?
Yesterday my web developer son and I had a discussion about how we can expand this blog and make it better. How can we categorize articles better? How can we include more age groups gracefully? How can we open it up to more authors? These were a few of the questions we put on the [...]
A Friend Indeed
By Kerri Zane
Every so often I receive one of those emails that are passed from woman to woman about the importance of girlfriends. They are so poetic and poignant. I love them. I know there is a long routing list of which I am one of dozens, but I like being included. Friends are such [...]
