Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Time for a vacation
Yes indeed, I need one, even if it's just a three-day weekend.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Bothered
So, I'm sitting here trying to figure why Tim Russert's death seems to bother me more than it should.

Friday, May 30, 2008

The music between us
Last Wednesday, I was heading to Cary, N.C., to see my all-time favorite band perform live.

I've just now sufficiently recuperated. My voice is back, and even better, my mood is greatly improved.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Wedded bliss
It's official: I'm a sister-in-law.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Wedding blues?
In six days, I will officially be a sister-in-law.

Scary.

Friday, April 18, 2008

A few favorite Web sites
Our computers here at work are automatically set to scnow.com when we first fire up the Internet each day.

And while that's utilitarian, it doesn't always provide that moment of Zen I sometimes need to get through the day.

With that said, here are some other sites I like to check out when I have a moment:

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Just so you know…
... we have an editorial board here at the Morning News.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Honor rolls are the bane of my existence
As I've mentioned in a much earlier blog, I'm the go-to person to get honor rolls, education and military briefs published in the Morning News.

Lucky me.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Traveling, basketball and home
It's usually not a good idea to make a weekend trip back home to Cleveland in early March, but that's what my family and I (minus the cats) did the weekend before last.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Behold the power of rednecks with a tow chain
It's what I did Sunday night, and it was something I learned to appreciate all over again.

Monday, February 18, 2008

This metro editor’s pet peeves
My list of pet peeves is so long, I have subcategories for them.
Here are some from the editing subcategory.

Monday, February 11, 2008

The Pee Dee on national TV
How cool is it that Florence and Darlington are being featured on national television, especially when it isn't the week of Darlington's NASCAR race?
Very cool, indeed!

Monday, February 04, 2008

Overconsumption of cheese dip provides moment of Zen
A few words of advice: It's a bad idea to try to eat your weight in cheese dip just because it's Super Bowl Sunday.

Monday, January 28, 2008

Don’t be a jerk
When your day's off to a bad start, it's so easy to take it out on other people.
And it's so hard not to.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Wake me in December
I admit it: I don't like politics. I don't enjoy covering it, hearing about it and reading about it.
Alas, these days, it's a major part of my job.