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…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Memorial Day
When I was a child, the Vietnam War was in full swing. I grew up into my teen years without feeling really connected to the military or what was going on with wars and international conflict.
When…