Sep 6, 2013
Speak Out – September 3, 2013
Thursday — 5:34 p.m.
You know, it's a pretty, sunshiny day and it has been all week. No rain, and you drive down Avalon Boulevard and there's all this work to be done and these contractors …
Sep 4, 2013
Speak Out – August 31, 2013
Monday — 10:43 p.m.
This call is for the editor. I'd like to know why the politician's addresses, phone numbers, e-mails section that used to be in the newspaper has been taken out.
We need t…
Sep 3, 2013
Speak Out – August 28, 2013
Thursday — 1:08 p.m.
I see you've started printing the pictures of those individuals in the arrest report. I think this is very wrong. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? If they are …
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: To Africa, with love
I've been looking at my oldest daughter's Facebook today. It is filled with photos from her life in Africa. I was against Facebook until she went to Tallahassee for college after she graduated from M…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Brianna
Okay…before I say anything about my weekend, I am asking every parent/grandparent/family member/friend who has a small child in their life to walk through your house and go through your car right n…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Duck Dynasty review
So one night about two months ago, I couldn't sleep. Of course, I grabbed the remote and started flipping through the channels. I come across this show…there are a bunch of bearded men with souther…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: My hero
I have a daughter who lives in Africa.
She is a Milton High School, Pensacola State College and FSU graduate – with honors at all three. She was a cheerleader all four years and coached cheerleadi…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Not a trivial day
Today is not a trivial day.
I am finding it difficult to write a funny little column about kids and work and the world in general today.
Some days are just different.
There are moments in li…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Crazy cat lady
People who know me well call me the "crazy cat lady".
At first, I took offense, but then I realized I am pretty close to the description.
I have a lot of cats.
We got one cat two years ago. …
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Food and gramma
One of the benefits of being a grandparent is we're allowed to be easier on the grandkids, laughing when the parents are crying, snickering when the little ones are driving our adult kids crazy.
I…