Veteran’s Day

On this Veteran’s Day, I am grateful to every single person I ever served with, for, and everyone who served before and after my time in the service. (That is a boatload of prepositions.)  I cannot imagine how my life would have turned out if I had not joined...

30 Days of Thanks – Producing the Manual

I am thankful that the pieces of my printing puzzle are coming together to make the binder version of the manual happen. I am thankful that I have wonderful friends who helped me with the cover designs. I am thankful that the right people are in the right place at the...

Friends who make me laugh

I have a fairly humorous family and some absolutely hilarious friends. One of my friends writes a blog that just makes me laugh out loud and giggle. It is at http://scotchandcupcakes.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-want-to-live-in-catalog.html What a wonderful gift! If you...

Efficiency Wages

My dad used to say, “People work for money. If you want loyalty, get a dog.” He wasn’t trying to be cynical – he was trying to give me advice. (For the record, my dad still loves to give me advice.) As a teenager, I was working a boring job...

Mary’s 30 Days of Thanks – The Lawrence Welk Show

The 30 Days of Thanks Last night I was at the Memorial Hospital, where I volunteer at the family room outside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The hospital has 13 channels, and one of them had the Lawrence Welk Show. I love that music, and was quite pleased when one...