Feb 29, 2020Member-onlyVirtual Reality For Fitness; My Introduction to Quest VR…Virtual Reality For Fitness; My Introduction to Quest VR… So, this happened: I was/am overweight. It’s not a big secret. That being said, I went to my Mom’s house last month. My Seester lives there, too, so that is where this all starts. My Seester had been wanting me to…Queat Vr Fitness3 min read
Oct 12, 2018Member-onlyMy Grandson, Though!I Can’t Even…Because Poop Was Involved! — I had to laugh. I have a three year old grandson that is very comfortable doing Number One in the back yard during pool season. Today? He took that *ahem* crap to a whole other level! His great grandmother on my bonus daughter’s mother’s side had him today and took…Family2 min read
Oct 8, 2018Member-onlyNo, Thank You. I Don’t Care For Another Tropical SystemMichael is Coming This Way… — I haven’t written much, lately. I’ve been tied up with our insurance adjuster, screening contractors, medicating one of our dogs three times a day, and a forty-hour a week day job. …Hurricane5 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·Oct 4, 2018Member-onlyA Note From a Crazy Dog LadyDo you have kids? — Last week, we had to take one of our seven dogs to the vet. We had some hard choices to make, but I think we made the right one. Since the surgery on the hematoma of his ear, Bootsie has had his ups and downs. We gave him his new…Dogs3 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·Sep 28, 2018Member-onlyMy BootsieWhen One of My Fur-Kids Goes Down… — Because things aren’t bad enough, when it rains on my house? It pours. One of my fur-kids, Skooter, was in the sink, getting his bath the other day and we found that one of his ear-flaps (the right one) felt like a waterbed. He wasn’t scratching at it or making…Dogs4 min read
Sep 27, 2018On Being the Only Non-Democrat in a Department Full of ThemApparently, my opinion is not the popular one… — For the umpteenth time in about a week I am finding myself (and my opinions) on the loser end of the popularity spectrum at work. I get up and leave. I’m an independent voter, who, for what it’s worth, voted for Trump in the 2016 election. …Politics5 min read
Sep 26, 2018Member-onlyHurricane Florence: The Post ScriptIt’s been 9 days since Flo visited my neck of the woods. Quite a bit has happened since then. On Sunday afternoon I took my bonus daughter to our local urgent-care clinic so that they could confirm her tonsillitis. I then drove her to the pharmacy to drop off her…Hurricane4 min read
Published in The Hit Job·Sep 25, 2018Member-onlyTales from Hurricane Florence reveal North Carolina justicePart II — A few days have passed since we first published the story of Tammie Hedges, the animal rescue founder who was arrested and charged for housing and caring for storm rescued pets during Hurricane Florence, here, in Wayne County, North Carolina. Since then, Ms. Hedges’ story has made national news, as…Pets3 min read
Sep 24, 2018Member-onlyThe Greatest Gift You Can Receive is Life.Don’t Mess it Up! — Organ donation seems to be on the forefront of my mind these days. A month ago my friend’s 18 year old daughter lost her fight with Cystic Fibrosis while waiting for new lungs. Last week, a young mother had a medical emergency while evacuating Hurricane Florence with her family and…Health4 min read
Sep 23, 2018Member-onlyBoycotting Walmart is Not as Easy as I Thought…Last week I said I was boycotting our local Walmart because they didn’t close down during the height of our recent hurricane. …Food3 min read
