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Mine is more like The Boring Life than anything else. Some days I bore myself into a stupor. In fact, I’m doing that to you right now! wheee
Today is Duty’s birthday but shhhhh! Keep it on the DL since he hates fusses and especially hates attention and getting older. (I love […]

…. I sent around one of those goofy “how well do you know me” emails and got some interesting stuff back.
For example, my godmommy thinks a good nickname for me would be “Miss Independent” (if you look at my family background, then I definitely was that, for sure. What? Move out for […]

I subscribe to this email newsletter called “Seeds of Surrender” and on Friday was challenged to come up with 100 things to be thankful for in my life. I’m sharing this list with my readers and invite you to try to come up with 100 things YOU are grateful for in your own life. […]

This is a song by Pink and the Indigo Girls and it’s very moving. Some guys put a video together and it really adds to an already wonderful song. I hope you get a chance to listen to it and not only that but think about it, too. I probably would ask […]

Because I am a Libra and we are all about de balance, I decided to bring things back from my previous “love love love” post and do a teeny rant today. Not cuz I feel rantful, y’all, but for balance. We just cannot have the scales tipping too far one way or the […]

Seek always for the answers within.
Be not influenced by those around you -
by their thoughts or their words.
What is right for one soul may not be right for another.
It may mean having to stand on your own
and do something strange in the eyes of others,
but do not be daunted,
do whatever it is
because you know within […]

My sister-in-law Becky has created a really lovely blog right here and I am so thrilled!! I have been a blog mommy for a few and now it’s spread to the Duty side of the family!! So, please take a moment to go over there and say hi to the SIL […]

… even in the rain.
Team ML, reduced to just a few of us due to last minute commitments, rain and spastic colons, soldiered on to the Relay for Life event last night at UVA in Charlottesville. Sub-team Wech10 represented (me, duty and Justin ‘o Love) as well as sub-team VCU (Vanessa and […]

The text of my speech at the Relay for Live event 2006:
It was my good fortune to have been Lauren’s godmother. Not only was she my most beloved godchild, she was also one of my best friends. We shared a passion for the written word, inside jokes from our favorite british comedian, warm […]

What is it about having 30 new books to read that makes me feel safe and happy? If I could sit in my sunroom with books piled high and know that I would never run out of things to read, I would be a happy monkey. At least I try to buy […]