Archive for September, 2009

• Favre retire and go home

  Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

  I was raised around coaches and athletes all my young life so I have heard about how sports are played. You can also find me in front of the television watching the big three – baseball, football, basketball. You can throw in some boxing to keep the adrenaline going. If that isn’t enough this girl [...]

• I wish it had been me

  Monday, September 7th, 2009

  After reading the story about a man slapping a crying two year old in the face three or four times, I wished it would have been me and my child. Don’t get me wrong. I would not have wanted my child to have been slapped. But if someone was fool enough to put his hands [...]

• Unsung Heroes

  Sunday, September 6th, 2009

  I am from the mountains of North Carolina where the seasons are signaled by the snow capped mounts in the winter. There is gentle rain in the spring which brings on the magnolia and Dogwoods in the summer. Fall beautiful breathe taking fall is brought on with the hill ablaze with the changing colors of [...]

• Looking back

  Saturday, September 5th, 2009

  I guess as we live longer we forget things and I am guilty of this. I meant to write an anniversary post last month but with somethings going on in my life I just forgot. Looking back over the year that I have been blogging it has been times of frustration, pride, and joy. I [...]

• Your name: Help or hindrance?

  Friday, September 4th, 2009

  In today’s world of poor job expectations, every edge you can get is important. Now there is one hindrance that most people had no hand in and now have to unravel. That is the preconceived idea behind ones name.   With the new trend of mothers using ethnic sounding names, it is thought that applicants [...]