I don’t want to write a post today. I don’t want to exercise the skill or hone the craft. I want to sit by myself and wrap myself up in...

With the holiday, my work week has been shortened. . . but it sure hasn’t seemed like it. And it all seems to be hitting at once and...

There’s this scene in the movie Good Will Hunting in which Robin Williams’ character, a therapist, is talking to Will, played by a very...

Book: The Help by Katheryn Stockett Date finished: 7/4/11 Review: At some point last fall, my “lunch bunch” decided we all needed to read...

I know tons of people who say July 4 is their favorite holiday. The fireworks. Picnics and cookouts. Pool parties. Ice cream. I’m not...

Yesterday, I was in the cafeteria at work with a coworker/friend who was getting oatmeal for his breakfast. When he closed the lid on the...

I’ve blogged before about my love for the NPR radio show “Wait, Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!” For example, here: http://unfinishedbusiness10...

I remember having a conversation with one of my southern friends several years ago during which she began telling me about an event in...

Date finished: 6/27/11 Review: If you’re a fan of “60 Minutes” or have paid just a bit of attention to the news, you’re probably aware...

“Last night I dreamt of Manderley,” begins the novel Rebecca. Manderley, of course, is Maxim DeWinter’s beautiful and renowned...

Last Wednesday night, my Grandma Ruby, a bright, vibrant, loving woman who could cook the pants off Paula Deen, passed away. My dad was...

Many of you already know, but my Grandma Ruby passed away last night around 11 p.m. I am happy that her confusion, restlessness, and this...

I hate all this waiting, knowing the other shoe will drop. I hate the tears that come unbidden, the ones I just can’t stop. I’m in a...

One of my favorite moments in the movie Elizabethtown is when Drew finally gets to Elizabethtown and meets his dad’s side of the family....

Date finished: 5/31/11 Review: Rebecca is actually one of my favorite books, and I put it on this year’s reading list because it had been...

The “golden hour” was approaching when I turned off of Highway 60 onto Highway 25. I slowly made my way through the small, southeast...

We’re down to the last two and I’m still somewhat interested. Which is new and different since I was fairly sure I hated “American Idol”...

The other day I was joking around with a friend of mine that I should just start writing down all the random things that happen to me and...

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed. —Psalm 34:18 Yesterday was such a nice day. Church....

I’m going to admit a fear of mine: I think my feet are turning into hobbit feet. OK, so maybe not hairy like that. . . but the creepy...