I never understood the bond between some people and their pets until I’d fallen in love with my own dog, Maggie.
Maggie (the little white and brown Jack Russell mix) is a real mama’s girl and the smallest of the three dogs in our family.
Tonight Miss Maggie and the Basset Hound, Rosie got into a [...]

Any month that has a Friday the 13th also has a Wednesday the 25th.
John Madden is an accomplished ballroom dancer.
In 21 states, Wal-Mart is the single largest employer.
Jim Gordon, drummer of Derek and the Dominos (”Layla”), killed his mother with a claw hammer.
One of Hewlett Packard’s first ideas was an automatic urinal flusher.
Eric Clapton [...]

Another day, another phone call.  This time it was Gayla on the other end of the line, “Mom will you and Pop meet me at the school in a few minutes?”
“Of course, has something happened to the boys?” I questioned.
She replied, “The principal has called the drug police in to talk to the boys.  My [...]

Hey everyone, just a quick note to introduce my mom, Jody and my stepfather Mel to everyone. They’re coming along for a bit of a blogging test drive here on Not Before Coffee for a bit to see if blogging may be for them.
They’ve never worked with Wordpress before, so as they plug along, [...]

Being a grandmother of twin boy’s there’s no limit to the humor in my life.
Early one afternoon I received a phone call with a tearful “hello Grammy” on the other end. Instinctively I knew which twin it was.
“Trey what have you done?”
“Grammy you don’t want to know.”
Silence fell, then a sobbing, shuddering, “well you [...]

As far as I can tell, the candidates seem to be weighing more on the side of success doing remakes of rock and roll classics.
Hat tip: Simply Dumb
 
Tags: presidential election 2008, change, changes, david bowie, youtube, politics

How much of your favorite energy drink, soda, or caffeinated food would it take to kill you? Take this quick test and find out.
According to this handy little tool, I’d have to drink 107 cups of coffee. I think I’m safe – barely!
 
Tags: coffee, caffeine, health

I just don’t get how this whole ‘stimulous‘ plan is going to make us any better off. Anyone care to explain?
It just seems like our government is borrowing from Peter to pay Paul which doesn’t improve the financial status, it only shifts the emphasis a bit.
 
Tags: tax, stimulus, rebate check, politics, tax cut, refund

Westboro Baptist Church, a radical Baptist church in Kansas known for picketing the funerals of fallen soldiers who served in Iraq has publicized intent to protest Heath Ledger’s memorial service claiming the actor died and is in Hell because he played a gay character in “Brokeback Mountain.”
One of the biggest reasons I stopped attending and [...]

Early on, I was leaning toward voting for A First, whether it be a first woman, first black… I just wanted to be part of historical change. However, since diving deep into voting records and exploring positions on several issues that are very important to me, I’m seeing clearly that voting for a first [...]