Memorial Day: No greater love

May 30, 2011January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

There are at least five military installations within a 60-mile radius from where I live - one Army fort, three Air Force bases and a Naval air station. To say this is a military town would be an understatement. My father served in the Navy in the late 1950s aboard the USS Forrestal. My father-in-law was … Continue reading Memorial Day: No greater love

Better now

May 23, 2011January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

She moved home, even if only for a few months, along with everything she owned, minus the old TV and cabinet she sold on her second trip to empty out her old apartment. The $40 she got from the new tenant paid for her gas on the drive home. She accumulated a lot of junk … Continue reading Better now

Toolshed

April 28, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

I'm not always the sharpest tool in the shed. I can talk a good game. I know a lot of big, fancy sounding words and can use them, most of the time, in the right context. But, I'm not comfortable having deep, intellectual, philosophical discussions. It's not that I'm stupid, I'm just more common sense … Continue reading Toolshed

Lessons learned

April 18, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

I believe in karma... that what we project, be it kindness, compassion and understanding, or be it intolerance, judgement, or bigotry, will return to us. I also believe that certain people enter our lives to help us, to lead us to truths that we've been unable to achieve on our own. Imparting lessons to help … Continue reading Lessons learned

Morning people suck

March 15, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 17 Comments

For the past week I've been walking in the morning... six out of the last seven days. I've laced on my Nikes, clicked on my iPod, stuffed my Skull Candy ear buds into my head and off I'd go. I'm a strider. I walk fast and keep my eyes ahead, so when I'm zoned out … Continue reading Morning people suck

Updating my address book

February 21, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

“This is not a letter but my arms around you for a brief moment” ~ Katherine Mansfield I read a lot of blogs... well, a lot for me... slightly over 200, and they're a prolific bunch of writers. But, even that number is misleading. That signifies how many blogs are listed in my Google Reader, … Continue reading Updating my address book