Indeed A Hero!!
January 9th, 2007 — 2:00pm
All I can say is that this man just makes me HAPPY!!!
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Being Apart Ain’t Easy…
January 8th, 2007 — 11:59am
This is for you Karrie.
I am now no longer a YouTube virgin. Sure I watched, but I had never done it myself. I don’t see why everyone makes such a big deal out of it. Shoot it was a lot more painful to get it going than I expected. Guess it gets easier the more you do it.
Wasting Time Reading, Again…
December 28th, 2006 — 3:19pm
I don’t know if it’s just the Christmas season or having children, but I’ve been thinking a lot about religion lately and my relationship with it. I wasn’t raised as a regular church-goer though both of my parents were. Shakey grew up being able to quote the bible (can you say Baptist?). I like the idea of being part of a church community but…
Anyway, I was drawn to an interview on Salon in an article about the best books of 2006. The interview is with Karen Armstrong who has written a number of books about religion and the history of religion. I found the last question and her answer very thought provoking–and a state to aspire to. So I thought I’d share.
I’d love to hear your reaction.
And is there an endpoint? From the cosmological perspective, was the universe designed specifically for life? Are those important questions?
Yeah, I think they can be wonderful questions. But they don’t occupy me very much. I believe that what we have is now. The religions say you can experience eternity in this life, here and now, by getting those moments of ecstasy where time ceases to be a constraint. And you do it by the exercise of the Golden Rule and by compassion. And just endless speculation about the next world is depriving you of a great experience in this one.
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It’s So Loud in Here, Can’t You Hear It?
December 11th, 2006 — 9:02pm
Day 41
Why do we always get sick at the worst times? It’s two weeks before Christmas, work is ridiculously busy and we just lost a staff member and now I’m sick. I’ve been fighting it for days but I think it’s coming for me. Both the little guys have had fevers and I just haven’t been able to get warm since yesterday. Couple that with the sensation that I might pass out every time I stand up and it makes it difficult to get anything done. UGH!!! How annoying!
Thinking I should cut this short and head to bed. Sleep is probably the best strategy at this point. But I’ll leave you with this question.
Do you ever feel like there are thoughts or conversations going on in your head that feel so loud that it seems like everyone should be able to hear them, yet you know they don’t? When it happens to me I’m always struck by how quiet or calm I might appear on the outside and how different that is from what I’m hearing/feeling on the inside. It’s not a comfortable feeling. Do you ever experience that? Please tell me you do…someone?
The Holiday Season Has Begun
December 7th, 2006 — 5:22pm
Day 37
Mood: ??
I have to make some holiday party appearances tonight, so I’m not sure I’ll be back in time to post for the night. Not that you care…but I’ve posted 37 days in a row now, so I’m not willing to let myself off for one night just because I have to go swill champagne. Because you know you take one day off and then next thing you know you haven’t posted in a week. An awful downhill spiral.
Enjoy this great post re: the holidays from our friend Eric while I’m gone. Just promise you’ll come back, since he’s way funnier than I am.
Hope you have a great evening!
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I AM SO PROUD
December 5th, 2006 — 8:49pm
Day 35
Mood: Bemused
Seriously?! I could not be prouder than at this moment!
Should you perform a Google serach for mommalovescock.com, guess what the first website to appear in the list is?! That’s right!! Yours truly! How I love being able to see the search parameters that have brought up my blog!
I’m giggling right now at all the sad saps who have found their way to this page thinking they were getting pictures of me with a GIGANTIC dildo (oh crap, now those words are going to trigger even more sordid traffic).
Sorry to disappoint. But your loss is my gain. Thanks for the laugh!!
Does My Fat Ass Make My Ass Look Fat?
December 5th, 2006 — 8:36pm
Day 35
Mood: Frustrated
Someone needs to let the children know that Mamma’s back on her low-carb diet and she’s gone a whole week without losing A pound. That same someone needs to explain why this makes Mamma un-happy! And we all know the saying: When Mamma Ain’t Happy Ain’t Nobody Happy.
UGH! I’ve been really good for an entire week, back on the old Atkins plan. It’s worked like a charm in the past. But this time…nothing, not a single pound lost. I’d like to blame it on my scale, but I’m not sure I want to know if it is broken because maybe I’m starting off even heavier than I thought–perish the thought!
I have a friend who has been training for a marathon and he just informed me that he’s lost three clothing sizes since his training’s begun. As much as I don’t really enjoy exercising for exercise sake, I have to say this information has been nagging me. Three sizes is quite a bit. But is it enough motivation to get up and get out of the house to jog in 30 degree weather? The jury’s still out. But I am thinking about it….
Don’t Mess with Ms. Pissy
December 4th, 2006 — 10:26pm
Day 34
Mood: Pissy
I’m in a pissy mood tonight. I don’t know if I can clearly articulate why–at least not here, though I wish I could. But suffice it to say I don’t have a whole lot…
I thought the over analyzing everything was a female trait. I know I’m WAY guilty of it–always have been. But when I started thinking about it tonight the first true over analyzers were really the ancient philosophers who, history tells us, were all men. Now that’s probably because the women were too busy making food, clothes, collecting firewood, feeding babies, etc. But it got me thinking. What sorts of political and ethical philosophies would have been developed if it were the women who were able to take the time to gaze at their navel do the heavy thinking?
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Hold Up!
November 29th, 2006 — 9:56pm
Day 29
Mood: Anxious
I have an addiction. It involves men and women and money. I’ve been given a new Blackberry for work–and it has Texas Hold ‘Em on it.
And I can’t stop playing!!!!!!!!
Mmm, Turkey
November 23rd, 2006 — 10:32pm
Day 23
Mood: FULL
Oh! I ate too much today! The food is so delicious, the buffet is just sitting there…I put myself into gastric distress. I could just eat those candied sweet potatoes forever! And the deep-fried turkey? They added a marinade this year that made it even better! I never thought the idea of a deep-fried turkey sounded all that appetizing until I had one. Now, I can’t imagine having it any other way.
I do still miss my mom’s stuffing! We haven’t had Thanksgiving together for a few years now in exchange for great Christmases together, but I’m hoping next year…there’s just nothing like your own mom’s stuffing.
Hope everyone had a terrific Thanksgiving! Hope to have something a bit wittier to share tomorrow once the tryptophan wears off.
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