Did you hear that the Dave Matthews Band is being sued by the state of Illinois for allegedly dumping up to 800 pounds of liquid human waste from its tour bus into the Chicago River? Apparently the driver dumped the contents of their tour bus’ septic tank off a bridge. And it landed right on [...]

After a two year hiatus I have returned to school. I’m on the 20 year plan to my bachelor’s degree. Yet somehow I’m going backwards. Yes, I got my Associates degree six years ago, but I still find myself at the community college. The U of I Business College wants my GPA to be a [...]

Well another school year is here. And I’m ready. I’ve already got my calendar marked for the PTO meetings, fundraiser days, the 5th grade track and field day, the 5th grade picnic and 5th grade promotions. And I’m seriously thinking about taking some time off of work to participate in the volunteer workshops this year.
Sadly, [...]

No I’m not living in a fairly tale. My life is not all roses and champagne. Lee does plenty of things that really get under my skin. But some time ago I realized I married him for some pretty good reasons and I need to learn to pick my battles. Is it really that big [...]