By the time I finished composing my comment to Liesl Jurock’s Mama’s Log this morning, I realized that I had drafted my blog for tonight. Although I had seen the topic of “Have Mom Bloggers Gone Too Far?” a few times this week, I had not really paid attention to the renewed chatter the topic of […]
In The Notebook (A Mama Kat Writers Workshop Prompt)
Mama Kat had several good writing prompts this week. The Random Number Generator handed me #3: Describe a time when you stuck up for a friend. *** I recently got back in touch with someone who worked with me at Healthy Kids 15 years ago. We were catching up and reminiscing a bit via email, and she […]
Wordless Wednesday (Breaking the Cycle Edition)
Why on earth is Paula feeding this Lion a blue cupcake? November 14, 2010, is World Diabetes Day. Students, faculty, staff, and parents from Leon High School will be riding RealRyder cycles at Sweat Therapy as Team “Breaking the Cycle of Diabetes” from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on World Diabetes Day to raise funds for children who have the […]
Stronger Connected
“Oh my gosh, how can you stand that billboard at Franklin and Tennessee?” asked my coworker, who called me while stopped at the intersection. She was referring to this: This is an example of grammar that, while not technically incorrect, is just awkward. According to the Columbia Business Times, “Stronger Connected” is a trademarked slogan developed as […]
Stronger Connected
Broken (A Mama Kat Writing Workshop Prompt)
When I put the numbers 1 through 5 into the random number generator this week to help me choose a writing prompt for Mama Kat’s Writing Workshop, I got 5: Describe a moment when you saw someone hit their breaking point. *** It was me. I saw myself hit my own breaking point. In 2008, […]