Grab a kleenex, this’ll make you cry–green tears that is. Millionaire, Jim Sesenbrenner, heir to the Kimberly-Clark fortune–or all the kleenex in the known world–just won the lottery. Again!
Why I Like Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart has made an impact on American culture. I don’t just like her–I love her! I haven’t made a judgment on the incidents that led to her sentencing and prison time. I don’t listen to the stories about her. Much of it is based on jealousy or gossip.
Bovine, Bees, and Bagels
Take it from me: I didn’t give old Bonnie – the faithful, milking cow enough credit. She was one of the producing cows on Kibbutz Einat when I worked in Israel as a volunteer. Honestly, I was a little offended to have that mammoth as a name sake. But cows like Bonnie have helped make…
Books I Love
David Holland’s post yesterday inspired me. He wrote about some of the books that had changed his life and why. It made me think about some of my personal favorites, and I wanted to share them. Forgive me, David, if you’re reading this; but I am using your idea for my post today. I hope…
Gilt Ridden
Gilt Ridden “Remember, you are rich.” This imperative was not a wild, braggadocios claim; it came as a warning.
What’s in My Closet
Well, I am not talking about skeletons here, although everyone has one or two. I have been blogging for over a month now–I know–I’m still a novice. Wet behind the ears. But no Pulizter Prizes here today.
Alamo or Gorge?
Come September, this gal from Colorado is ready for autumn. There the weather changes immediately. The mornings are crisp, the shadows fall differently, and the days are mild. Soon the yellow aspen trees will glisten in stark contrast to the evergreens. This blanket of gold and green will cover the mountain sides as far as you…
Heart
Cat is the warm, cuddly thing that purrs on your lap; and it was your jealous girlfriend in high school.
Shaking a Fist at God
Every time I turn the television on, there are about five programs airing on various channels about crocodiles. Each one features the fierce creature thrashing and turning in the water with several men risking their lives to tame him.
Jewish Rebirth in Germany
One of the few Jewish institutes to survive the shattering, “Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnact) in 1938, Germany’s largest synagogue has been refurbished and opened her doors today. It is a sign of Jewish rebirth in Germany. Rabbi Leo Trepp, who preached in the synagogue in the 1930s and attended the opening ceremony in Berlin today, calls the opening…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 