F-Bombs and Other Linguistic Landmines One of the cutest things a toddler does is repeat something he or she just heard. It's cute until your precious little one says something that would be bleeped on TV. Many years ago, an old boss of mine...

I promised a personal finance post a long time ago. Here it is. Frugal Dad recently wrote a post about having a sinking fund. I wasn't familiar with the term, sinking fund, but I was aware of the concept long ago. For those of you joining me here out...

Quittin' Time It's hard to believe that I'm finally getting on the road next week. Today was my last day at the job, and now I'm officially an "unrestricted free agent." One might think there are fewer opportunities in a less populated metropolitan...

When we last left off here, I was preparing to move to Tennessee. A master of the obvious will tell you that I'm already here. It has been a mostly painless transition. Taking care of things like getting a Tennessee driver's license, registering my...

I've been tagged! One of my new favorite mom bloggers, Beth, over at "Open Seven Days a Week. Closed Sundays" has tagged me with this meme. The rules: 1. Respond and re-work: answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike...