Category: hodgepodge
Welcome to me being me and the hodgepodge of topics that make me who I am.
Spring Visitor
This lovely Cardinal came to enjoy some spring berries today.
Sugar-free no bake cookies
Last week I visited my family. Rather than being encouraging in my quest to be sugar-free, they were discouraging. I heard multiple times how it was ‘just genetics’ and I should ‘accept that I would become a diabetic’. No doubt this attitude was fueled by the fact that they are already required to use medication to try to manage their blood-sugar levels. I say try because it seems the attempts are less than successful. It has taken me about a week to recover from the familial visit (and yes, my family has this affect on every aspect of my life), but I am back on track! So today I will share with you my latest fascination… Sugar-Free No Bake Oatmeal Cookies! When I was in The rest of the story
My love affair with Twitter (Happy 5th Birthday)
In July, 2008 while watching the Tour de France Stage 4 Time Trial, I was caught by surprise to hear J. Vaughters drop the F-Bomb. The following day Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin mentioned that Jonathan Vaughters apologized via twitter. I immediately had to have a twitter account. Here is the tweet I discovered “TeamSlipstream Ooops… I just dropped the F-Bomb on Versus, live. Sorry to all the parents out there. It was just really intense today… JV” Little did I know that I was beginning a love affair that would open doors, create friends, and change my world. Twitter turns five today. On March 21, 2006 Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey presented the world with it’s first tweet at 4:50PM PST, tweeting that he was “just setting up my twttr.” In honor The rest of the story
Rent from Redbox
I certainly can’t speak for the rest of the world but we rent a lot of movies. OK maybe not a lot but we rent from redbox one or two times each week. It’s easy and convenient and at only $1 per night it’s is inexpensive! Redbox currently has a promotion, if you reserve a movie online via the link below, I’ll get a free one-night rental. If it’s your first Redbox rental, you’ll get a free night and so will I.