I’ll admit it. I do have a tendency to jump on the bandwagon. I am a terrible jumper with short, fat legs, but I try to keep up. So when my buddy Ginny showed up wearing a FitBit when we worked the NCAN conference in Orlando last month, I was intrigued. And after seeing how it worked, I wanted one for myself. I ordered the … Continue reading Why my FitBit is a dick
A few years ago, my son took me aside and gently said, “Mom. You really should stop plucking your eyebrows.” I said, “Chris. I haven’t plucked my eyebrows since the ninth grade.” Had I known at 14 that experimenting with hair removal would result in the skimpy bits of hair left on my brow today, trust me; I would not have plucked them at all. … Continue reading My eyebrows and Donald Trump
I always take a little peek at the Yahoo news headlines when I get online. It’s my “home page,” though I’m thinking about changing that. Didn’t there used to be real news on that page? Somewhere along the line the page changed its format to contain a small percentage of valid news, a much larger percentage of celebrity and other silly shit “news,” and if … Continue reading I might be in the market for a head transplant
See? See? It worked! I wrote the most pitiful post ever yesterday and today I am – drum roll, please – writing again. Visit my “real blog,” weheartricksteves, to read my first post about the trip to Alsace with my intrepid buddy, Sue Brooks. Here’s what I finally figured out. You may say, well, DUH, Kate. What the hell?! But here it is: I am … Continue reading Oh, I’m back in the saddle agaaaaaaaaaaain!
. . . you’ll see my picture next to the description. Oh, man. I hate the beginning of this post already. So my first inclination is to delete it and maybe try writing again tomorrow. See what I mean? Think Little Engine That Could. Does anyone else find it hard to get back to LIFE after a big event? Since returning from France I’ve been catching … Continue reading If you look up the definition of “procrastination” in the dictionary . . .
My dogs sleep with me. Sometimes Mick spoons me and you haven’t lived until you’ve been spooned by a dachshund. He’s the perfect length to serve as a heating pad from my neck to my waist. Little Richard might be curled in the crook of my knees or, on occasion, I’ve awakened to find his face inches from mine on the pillow next to me, … Continue reading Sunday thoughts about sleeping dogs and getting older
Today is my birthday. Hurray! Who doesn’t like a birthday, right? Any excuse for cake is my motto. But some people just LOVE their birthdays. Some extreme birthday lovers announce on Facebook at the beginning of the month that it is their birth MONTH and they proceed to celebrate in numerous ways up to and even after the actual birth date. Sometimes they wear tiaras … Continue reading Happy birth DAY to me
So, did you receive a record number of personalized Christmas cards this year? I’m referring to the ones featuring photos of toddlers meeting Goofy at Disney World, dogs sporting headbands with antlers, or maybe newlyweds pretending to hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Yeah? Me, too. If it sounds like I’m going to poke fun at the assortment of clever templates provided by online … Continue reading Thank God no one writes Holiday Letters anymore and Happy New Year!
When “Fifty Shades of Gray” first came out I was under the impression it was about nasty, steamy senior citizen sex. When I heard it was about some guy seducing a college girl (I think that’s it, right?) and also heard that while inventive, it was very poorly written, I decided to give it a pass. Nothing like starting a blog post off topic, eh? … Continue reading At least seven shades of gray or why I didn’t go to the Y today. Again.
According to Chicken Little, the sky is falling in Northeastern Ohio. No, I am not making light of something as scary as the Ebola virus. Well, maybe I am. Just a little. There’s just so much misinformation and drama, it’s making me feel irreverent. Want to know more about this virus? Read this transcript from Public Radio International’s The World program called “Here’s everything you … Continue reading How to avoid catching contagious diseases
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