Grief

Mindless Ramblings on Senseless Acts

For 24 hours, the TV has been increasing its death tolls and trying to figure out if any of the latest Paris killings constitute an act of terror. For another…

Tough summer on the street

I thought it was odd to see two state Highway Patrol cars driving down my street Saturday morning. I didn’t know at the time they were going to tell my…

Local News Directors, A Plea for Sanity

No names and no links, but it should be pretty obvious with the rash of violent Charlotte area accidents snuffing out young lives what we are talking about. On one…

Newsweek on “Clunker Grief”

Looks like I can now admit to crying for two hours straight when my husband and I donated our old car to charity a couple years ago. It was the…

A Very Sad Story

Presented without comment . . .

Probably why John Hood is out of the office today

He is grieving.

I’m guessing Mom would have turned down this photo op

Day of denial

I’ve been busy on other things today so just got around to seeing what my favorite bloggers have done on 9/11. Lots of good stuff, butConfederate Yankee’s post, Day of…

Re: Money and Happiness

Karen, I like the point you made:  “They clearly have no idea how to make things better, money or not. They remain distraught, disconnected, and to all appearances, quite miserable.…

RE: Money & Happiness

Chad: Your original blog, and the article to which it linked, make important but somewhat dissimilar points. I have friends and extended family members directly affected by the deaths at…

Re: Amazing Story

I read that today. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like for both families right now. For one the thought of losing a child and then learning she was…

Amazing Story

This is an amazing and happy/very sad story. One family found out that their daughter had died in a van accident.  Another family found out that their daughter, Laura, survived…