Today and every day

May 27, 2012January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

Bright and very early Monday morning, several hundred friends and I will be participating in a 4.4 mile walk/run at Eglin Air Force Base near Niceville, FL. The event, the 27th Annual Gate to Gate, is held every Memorial Day. I expect this one to be huge. During the walk, I will stop at the … Continue reading Today and every day

A little lost

May 24, 2012January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

There are days when I feel that I am hiding away from the world. I refuse to leave my home, often neglecting simple niceties, making it easier to rationalize my need for my self-imposed solitude.Avoiding windows, ignoring doorbells, screening calls - hoping it's no one important who would necessitate actual conversation.There is just too much … Continue reading A little lost

Do not jump

May 23, 2012January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.” ~ Buddha

Spending other people’s money

May 15, 2012January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

On a rare occasion when both of my kids were home at the same time, we recently discussed Father's Day gifts. What The Mister might like, what would be something he's use and enjoy, rather than knick-knacks that would just take up shelf space and gather dust. Deciding on a couple of items, when I … Continue reading Spending other people’s money

Hope for the next generation

May 10, 2012January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

Home for a short visit, my College Kid and I were discussing the recent North Carolina primary, and Amendment One that defines marriage "solely as a union between a man and a woman." We are both in favor of same-sex marriages. When she turned 18, and was still living at home, her first ballot as a legal adult, … Continue reading Hope for the next generation

Rhetoric

May 5, 2012January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

Mini-term classes were always popular. You could cram a whole quarter's worth of credits into only six weeks, and when it was a hard-to-get class, it was a win/win situation. Over Christmas break such an opportunity presented. A single speech class was the only requirement left to graduate, so "Rhetoric" was penciled into my schedule … Continue reading Rhetoric