Taking control of personal finances…

before leaving for our Costa Rican adventure, we joined LifeLock to secure our financial identities. LifeLock doesn’t sell your information to anyone. Unlike Experian and other credit reporting bureaus who sell your credit information, LifeLock doesn’t share or sell your personal “stuff”. Did you know credit reporting agencies like Experian made something like TWO BILLION [...]

Tropical Storm Alma hits near our destination.

C4 called last night to tell me not to worry about the storm. Hell, who knew there was a tropical storm bouncing into the Costa Rican coast? Now it’s heading toward Nicaragua. Alma. I’ve always loved that name. Alma, Arkansas — a great place to drive through on your way to somewhere else.
It’s not as [...]

I grew up laughing.

Rowan and Martin. The Smothers Brothers. Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Jackie Mason, Shelley Berman (man oh man, my dad loved Shelley Berman and Buddy Hackett). Dad’s sense of humor propels me forward even today. I love to remember laughing with my dad. His puns and riddles.
“How do you get down off a duck?”
“You [...]

Shogging? I thought I’d heard it all!

All the cool blogging kids are using Shogging as a resource when purchasing items online. Shogging means comparing and commenting about prices, quality, and other aspects of a product. Get it? Shopping + Blogging = Shogging. One of the best places to try when adding to your personal Collections Etc. is at the Shogging.com website. [...]

Top Ten Comfort Foods - New favorite Cookie Bar

Well, this just entered my top ten. pecans, caramel, ice cream… oat squares… my new classic. Going to make these for our weekend trip to Wilmington. It’s sure to impress the folks down home, eh?

Note to Amanda.

Okay, how clever was that one? Pimping guns and butter under the guise of animal welfare? Come on, that’s worth the $5 I made on writing those 50 words in 5 minutes or less, don’t you think?

Speaking of bringing home pets…

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