Category: Personal

  • I’m Amazed: A 2008 Year-End Reflection

    Click here to listen to “I’m Amazed” (plays in a new window). As the year draws to a close a few hours from now, allow me to reflect on the things that happened in the year that we will leave behind. Never has there been a time more challenging than these times. Never have we…

  • It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over

    Photo by Maxime DodinetI’ve always liked Lenny Kravitz and most of his songs. But this one is definitely my favorite of his. Until now, I’m bowled over each and every time I listen to it. I wonder why. Maybe you know.

  • It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

    Photo by Maxime DodinetI’ve always liked Lenny Kravitz and most of his songs. But this one is definitely my favorite of his. Until now, I’m bowled over each and every time I listen to it. I wonder why. Maybe you know.

  • Let Me Tell You A Story (Pass The Hat, Please…)

    Unlike many girls out there, I never really dreamed of becoming a beauty queen or a movie star. Maybe because I hardly had the makings of either or both. Unlike many kids out there, I never really dreamed of becoming a doctor or a nurse. Maybe because although I find it fascinating, intriguing and challenging,…

  • "Don't You Know Me?": The Question To Fear Or The Question To Loathe?

    Photo by 19melissa68 As if the CARP issue and the alleged continued corruption are not enough to contend with, DAR is now faced with another issue of headline material — this time, a story that if only for the news sources that covered it and the blogged story of the family member who was there…