May death due us part.  
Mark Dean Schwab, 39, is scheduled to die exactly 16 years after he was sentenced in the 1991 kidnapping, rape and murder of 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez. This will be the first execution of a Flor...More...

4 comments | 0 kudos | 69 views | posted Jul 1, 2008 at 5:31 PM

Winds of change.  
I am grieving tonight. I do not mourn the loss of a loved one through death or seperation but rather a loss of an important part of me. I have lost my job or at least what it once was. I work for loca...More...

12 comments | 0 kudos | 126 views | posted Jun 18, 2008 at 2:11 AM

Sick day  
I may not be as good at it as Ferris Bueller was but I did take a sick day today. My sore throat was legitimate and so were my sniffles but my need for a carefree day was even greater. Although I am q...More...

3 comments | 0 kudos | 48 views | posted Jun 6, 2008 at 10:36 PM

New Years food for thought as we welcome 2008.  
The New Year is a significant event for most of us. But the absurdities of the celebration cannot escape a skeptic's mind. Here are some funny New Year quotes for you to ponder.

Mark Twain...More...

0 comments | 1 kudo | 101 views | posted Jan 1, 2008 at 1:45 AM

Private Colleges .. degree factories or legitimate halls of Education.  
I am writing this blog in hopes of hearing from others who might put a light on a issue that is really disturbing me. My daughter is currently enrolled in a very expensive nationally accredited privat...More...

13 comments | 2 kudos | 325 views | posted Jun 5, 2007 at 2:22 AM

How I spent my Summer Vacation ... memories to last a lifetime.  
Bronx New York 1966.. I remember it well.

The Clock mounted on the wall of my classroom seemed to be frozen in time. I watched very carefully as its sturdy hands moved painfully slow.I tried to wil...More...

3 comments | 0 kudos | 141 views | posted May 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Letting go  
January has nearly come to a close and its been a mixed bag of tricks. It began in Lakeland Florida with a group of strangers on New Years Eve. January for many is a time of new beginnings and opportu...More...

4 comments | 5 kudos | 251 views | posted Jan 27, 2007 at 2:39 PM

Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you  
Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you
If youre young at heart
For its hard, you will find, to be narrow of mind
If youre young at heart.

I was just listening to Frank Sinatra... I am n...More...

0 comments | 1 kudo | 196 views | posted Jan 26, 2007 at 3:31 PM

Like a candle in the wind: Never fading with the sunset When the rain set in  
A candles wavering flame brings warmth and comfort that soothes the soul . They will warm up a cold winters night , they offer light in the darkness. Sometimes a candle will burn out on its own, som...More...

3 comments | 2 kudos | 204 views | posted Jan 25, 2007 at 9:49 PM

Bright Shiny Future!!!  
I rarely wish to be young again since I still retain the optimism of youth and the spirit of someone far younger then my years.Tonight I felt a pang of wanting to turn back time and start anew. I went...More...

0 comments | 3 kudos | 201 views | posted Jan 3, 2007 at 10:27 PM