..or 'time to say goodbye'. It is, it's time for me to bow out. No, this isn't an attention getting article, in which I say I'm going to leave and you all say please don't go.  Contrary to some people's opinion (Manopeace and Pete, I'm talking to you) I'm not like that. It's just time for me to concentrate on other things...my home, my family, my husband when he returns...I have other priorities. I have made some really good friends here, and I will keep in touch with them, eith...

I dunno if you missed me or not, but I'm back (Much to the chagrin of those who had hoped I had left permanently, I hope.  I told you it'd take more than that to get rid of me!) My PC guru, Dave-across-the-street, volunteered to put some new stuff on my 'puter.  In doing so, he found many, many problems, and hence it took 48 hours and many headaches to get me up and ruinning again.....up, rinning, bigger, and better , much better than before.  All for the tune of $80 because...

This isn't being dragged out of me, this is being done voluntarily.  This isn't a manipulation, this isn't a plea, this is just a statement of fact. Frank, I give a shit about you, and about your situation. It bothers me that you're upset with me BECAUSE I give a shit.  I'm glad that you've found someone you love, and I'm glad that you have found some way to help those less fortunate than yourself.  I think that's an admirable thing to do, considering that you ar...

....that there are people here who kick ass. Who aren't afraid to be totally honest about themselves or their circumstances. Who have no pretentions, or who put on airs-and-graces. Who are able to see through the BS and cut to the truth. Those are the people who make me want to keep blogging. Then again..... There are people here who will claim to be anything that fits their particular argument at the time. Who refuse to provide any factual information to back up their claim...

In the past couple of articles it has been insinuated that I have no compassion for those who are mentally ill, despite my admission that I have been clinically depressed myself. It was said that I have compassion until it comes to spending my tax dollar on assistance for the mentally ill. No names have been mentioned, but both Teresa and I know that it is us who are being referred to.  I really had tried to refrain from writing this, but I cannot let this go. I have c...

I would like to dedicate the following quote to my JoeU sisters (and Teresa, you got promoted to sister a while ago, I just don't think I ever told you that). Women are like tea bags - you don't know how strong they are until they are in hot water I don't know if it is possible to love people that you have never met, but I will tell you all this:  I consider myself extremely fortunate to have met and interacted with you.  Friendships have been forged here, friendships that I h...

I like Thanksgiving.  We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in England, so the holiday is still somewhat of a novelty to me.  I take the holiday somewhat seriously, and in that spirit I've made a list of the things I'm thankful for. I'm thankful that I'm not alone for this holiday.  I spent last Thanksgiving separated from the ones I love the most, and it was, to be blunt, a sucky holiday.  So, I'm thankful that my husband is home this year (he has to work, but that's okay, we c...

I don't have anything to write about, so I'm going to write about nothing. This weekend was an exercise in relaxation.  We ordered chinese takeout, watched TV, slept in.  We were going to take the kids to the movies to see 'The Incredibles', but one of them decided to be obnoxious - so we decided that we weren't going to reward bad behaviour and we all stayed home. D and I spent some quality time together after the kids had gone to bed Friday and Saturday night.  Things have...

My husband got himself a blogging ID a few months back.  He did it so that he could respond to my articles when he was in the Arctic and I was in the US...it was another method of communication for us. Since he got back, he hasn't used it. I'm trying to persuade him to start.  I think that there are some fabulous folks here, people that he'd do really well with.  I think that he's incredibly intelligent and that more than a few people here would be interested in what he...

A few weeks ago, I advertised for a grandparent.  I lost all of mine when I was younger, and I wanted to adopt one.  Manopeace applied for the position, and was immediately hired!  He sent me this picture of himself this morning, and graciously agreed that I could share it with y'all.... That's my gramps!!!  Isn't he handsome?!!  

I'm making a big pot of beef stew.  Loaded with carrots and onions in a delicious gravy...the smell permeating my house is wonderful.  Add to that the aroma of home-made bread-bowls baking in my oven and you have an idea of what my kitchen smells like! I'd have to say that beef stew is my comfort food.  I remember my mom making it on cold and snowy days...coming home from school, walking into a warm and fragrant kitchen...nothing could compare to that.  If I'm stressed or ...

I applied for a job today. It was a spur of the moment decision.  I'm happy staying at home, but I have always said that if the right job came along at the right time I'd be just as happy going back to work. I think the right job has come open. It's a receptionist/secretarial position in a chiropractor's office.  The Dr also practices holistic therapies and is looking to branch out into Oriental medicine.  I'm pretty familiar with holistic medicine and chiropractic c...

The current consensus seems to be that once this election is over, a lot of blog sites will cease to exist, because people will have nothing left to talk about. Will JU fall prey to this phenomenon?  Are we really so politically charged that once the results are in we all shut up and fade away? I don't think so.  I think that the people here are multi-faceted.  I think that there is more to us than our political persuasions.  I think the the JU community is strong now, ...

I've been wonder who's been reading me....not the regular JoeUsers, but people who, for whatever reasons, make a point of coming here to read the garbage I turn out on a regular basis. I'm going to leave this article open...anonymous users can respond too....so, if you're one of my lurkers, could you please leave me a post?  You don't have to tell me who you are or anything about yourself if you don't want to, just tell me what led you here and why you come back. Registered users...