Tag Archives: 2008

Home Sweet Home

We’re back in town after spending a wonderful Thanksgiving in the Smoky Mountains with J’s fun family. There was food, shopping, relaxing in front of fireplaces, conversation, snow, and James Bond involved…needless to say, I had a blast! Details and photos to come soon…stay tuned.

Letter to the EPA Staff

Do your part in letting the Environmental Protection Agency know that pollution is endangering our health and climate. You can send a letter much like the one below, in which I added some of my own points, signed, and sent today. Act soon – time is running out on this campaign! “Dear Administrator Johnson and [...]

Carbon Footprints

Our carbon footprint is 52. The average US household of two is 53. The average world household of two is 11. Ouch. We think we do more than some people, but still we are nearly right on par with the rest of the US. I think some changes are in order…perhaps that is a great [...]

Hello, World!

I have a brand new home, and I like it here on WordPress. I shall bid a formal farewell to Blogger soon – it’s been good to me, but I think this site will be better! And, my darling hubby put it all together just for me. Indeed, I am one lucky girl. Thanks, babe! [...]

Table for Two

Downtown for lunch at Market City CafĂ© – Fall 2008.

Brr…it’s a Coffee Kind of Morning

Sleep in… Make coffee & try yummy new hazelnut biscotti coffee creamer… and enjoy instant warmth.Ahh…my morning was a good one.

They Just Won’t Stop

Somalian pirates hijack Saudi oil cargo ship with worth of $100 million dollars. It’s insane that these Somalian pirates can have such an effect on global trading. I hope they will find ways to crack down on this soon…especially now that oil is in the picture. That always gets people talking…

Cool!

Check this out – first pictures of extrasolar planets. Neato.

New Book!

After catching a recent episode of Oprah, my occasional girly-splurge-of-the-day, I learned of this book, the latest installment from the dynamic duo of Dr. Oz & Dr. Roizen, and I just had to have it. It’s calledYOU: Being Beautiful – I am 97 pages in, and really diggin it. It’s a great blend of science, [...]

I Want a Vacation!