My husband and I have finally started walking after dinner again. We used to do this years ago, but time has just been passing us by. We’ve been going to a weight management class that has been teaching us how to eat properly to lose weight as well. We learned that some diets may work, [...]
I had to do the dreaded task of grocery shopping today. It’s dreaded for me because I get to see all of the things I would like to eat, but can’t. Isn’t it simply amazing how everything that tastes good is bad or fattening? Just one of the many tribulations of life I suppose. It [...]
Having been born an army brat, I lived in Germany for quite a few years. My father married a German, hence that was my first language. We didn’t have a car, therefore we used public transportation to go everywhere. We were always hopping on a bus or a train and running to catch the next. [...]
Cinco de Mayo is quickly approaching! Cinco de Mayo which is Spanish for “Fifth of May” is a holiday in Mexico that has been celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla, and has limited recognition in other parts of Mexico. However, Cinco de Mayo is not treated as federal holiday in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo [...]
When I meet new people and tell them what our company does, they always ask me all kinds of questions about stun guns, TASER devices and pepper spray. Therefore, I am going to answer my most frequently asked questions today.
I awoke to the sound of rain, thunder and lightning today. Along with my dog barking at it, and my cat snuggled up next to me. I ran my errands in the pouring rain. Luckily the last time we got new tires on our car, we got the kind that is best for the rain. [...]
As I mentioned in my story yesterday, my father retired from the Army in New York. He had been stationed there when I was just a twinkle in my father’s eye. My three older brothers remember living there quite vividly. When asking my mother about living there, she told me about a robber snatching her [...]
Being born an Army brat, I was lucky to have received my American citizenship at birth given that I was born in Landstuhl Army Hospital, Kaiserslautern, Germany (known to the Americans as “K Town”). My father was in the Army, and met my mom in Berlin. She hardly spoke English when he met her, and [...]
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness month. As I was looking into this subject, I read about sexual harassment in the workplace. I encountered a bit of that myself once. It was when my husband’s uncle told us we should sell insurance with him since we were successfully failing at being Realtors. It was long-term, [...]
I was talking with my neighbor Susan today. She was raking up the last of the leaves in her yard. I noticed a “For Rent” sign in her garage. I asked her what she rented, what she used it for. She said that she has owned a duplex for about 10 years now. She bought [...]