Perspective

In a season of enormous wheel spinning, nights laying awake asking God to give me a sign (BIG please, as I always ignore the small ones), and general hand-wringing, I seem to have wandered off my path.  From the time I was 16, I have earned money.  Since January, I have made very little money, … Read more

Fitness 101

I need to lose 10#.  I need to do something about losing those 10#, besides walking a twelve year old dog every morning.  I came across a fitness routine that I thought I could commit to on a daily basis.  It consists of: 50 jumping jacks5 pushups20 situps20 mountain climbers30 second plank7 burpees Repeat two … Read more

Taking It To The Streets

Mallie Bee turned 17 in July.  Mallie Bee should be driving by now, but because of a lack of ambition on the part of her and her parents, she is not.  She wants that to change.  Now. We started lessons this summer in the parking lot of a nearby church.  All the Fisher kids have … Read more

The Rules

The Big Daddy and I were eating at the local burger joint when I started telling him about walking the dog that morning.  Oh, I’m a fascinating conversationalist, for sure.  Seventeen years, I’ve walked two different dogs through the park and in the hood.  I see the same people every day, and we give a … Read more

Taking Stock

The Big Daddy starts out the day watching CNBC.  Or as he calls it, CNBS.  He was yelling at the t.v. more than usual on a lovely fall morning, disrupting my face time with Matt Lauer on the other t.v. After dropping multiple Eff Bombs, I asked him what had him so fired up.  “I’ll … Read more

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The Process

I have read that to be a successful writer, you must pay attention to the world around you so that you can write with detail and accuracy.  I have taken this advice to heart and make it a point to start my day observing nature and my neighborhood on a daily walk with the dog.  … Read more

Saturday Mornings

We moved to Maryland when Teacher Girl was a mere Baby Teacher Girl.  The Big Daddy got a job and we moved from Illinois when our wee, little one was just a few weeks old.  We were a new family, and as such, The Big Daddy thought that he and his baby girl should bond.  … Read more