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I’m looking for a particular Christmas song I used to hear my mother play while growing up. I don’t remember who it was sung by, but the records my mother usually played at Christmas contained Perry Como, Liberace, Bing Crosby, Gene Autry, Brenda Lee, Nat King Cole, and many other artists that I love. The […]

I’ve enjoyed connecting with family and friends. I ate my fill of turkey, dressing, ham, a wide assortment of sweetened vegetable casseroles and colorful salads, and let’s not forget — my mother’s delicious Southern pecan pie. I watched my daughter play football with my father, then my husband, then I took a turn. My God, […]

This one came from my mother: The 6 Phases of Work Phase 1 You are listening to jazz — Your first day at work is great. Your coworkers are wonderful, your cubicle is cute, and your boss is the best! Phase 2 You are listening to pop music — After a while you are so […]

Today’s my birthday. Even worse, it’s Tax Day. I’ve always hated that. As I tweeted just a little while ago, if one more person says to me, “Oh, you’re a tax baby!” I’m gonna slug ’em! Screw the IRS, this is *MY* day! However, according to Beth, today is also known as Buy A Gun […]

I ran across a real gem of an album recently: “Sign of the Times” by Queensryche. It’s a “best of” compilation. I’ve been listening to it, reminiscing … I had forgotten how much I loved this group. Many of their songs carry special meaning to me for various reasons, but one song in particular struck […]

There’s a song I love by Cowboy Mouth called “Jenny Says” … a friend of mine used to send it to me all the time, especially the bridge, “Let it go, let it go, let it go.” Wise words to live to by. Bloody good advice that someone else recently gave me that my ass […]