EUREKA MOMENTS or LET ME PUBLISH YOU

I have put out the word on Facebook that I need your stories. I am publishing  a book on those "eureka" moments, the ones that change our lives forever. Not everyone has one of these, they are a rare and beautiful gift. I am writing this blog to share mine with you not only because there is a lesson to be learned from it, but to illustrate the kind of thing I am looking for, to show what the

Check THAT off the Bucket List!

Anyone who knows me well knows I am a speed demon. From roller coasters and airplane take offs as a kid, to motorcycle rides and racing my car on the streets of Fairfax as a teen, speed has always been in my blood and, as scared of things as I am, I hardly remember a time that going fast did anything but exhilarate me. There is a high about it that nothing compares to. My birthday just passed

The God State

A 51-48  vote Thursday killed a Republican effort to let both employers and insurance companies deny coverage for contraceptives and other items they object to on religious or moral grounds. In doing so, the Senate upheld Obama's policy, which guarantees women access to coverage for contraceptives through an employer's health plan or directly from an insurance company. If it had passed,

This Is Simply Seafoam!

A thick white blanket settled gently on the seaside town of Cleveleys near Blackpool on Wednesday, but this was no seasonal dusting of snow from above. The Environment Agency dispatched officers to Princess Promenade to gather evidence as gobs of foam blew in from the sea and smothered streets, cars and houses. The foam is whipped up by strong winds once or twice a year along the town's

Light!

Recently, a friend showed me a wonderful “secret” that has been happening probably for a decade in this one tiny Florida hamlet. One Christmas a gentleman loaded his bow and arrow with Christmas lights and shot them up into a tree. The effect was so festive he did it to his whole yard and volunteered his services to all his neighbors, who accepted gratefully.  Today, it is not really known