The United States of Amaydeeka
You know there’s a history test that individuals applying for naturalization have to take, right?

Because I’m A Follower
Everyone who is anyone on the Internet seems to be doing Vanity Fair’s The Proust Questionnaire inspired by my lovely friend Finn, who reminds me of JackieO. but with way more class.  Even when she dresses like one of the People of WalMart. What is your idea of perfect happiness? A quiet mind. What is your greatest fear? Outliving my kids. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? The need for complete and total acceptance from every single person I meet. What is the trait you most deplore in others? The inabili

Off Topic
This morning, twitter alerted me to the news that eight people had been shot in downtown Orlando. Obviously, this news was shocking and bizarre.  And, of course, sad. It was particularly sad for me to read about it because something similar, if not even more horrific, had happened the day before. There’s a lot of ways a blog post about this incident could pan out.  We could discuss gun control, mental health, a distressed economy or some permutation of them. But, really, the only thing t

Stream of Consciousness, a.k.a Another Lazy Post
I am at a complete loss in terms of formulating a coherent post. Complete. Loss. Mostly, I have these random thoughts flutter through my head and I think about writing them down, but I’ve got a baby in one arm, prepping dinner with the other hand while playing a last minute game of hide and seek with a four year old. By the time I sit down to write… poof…. inspiration gone. I was going to write a post about choices. I’ve noticed something about the way people view choice. Whether it’s the mommy wars or religion, people invest heavily in their choices, and, of course, it should be that way. A choice is a reflection of priorities, values and

Life Is Good
Life is incredibly good. That is all. How are YOU?