Archive for May, 2006

New Super Race of Amazon Women on The Horizon

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

Just read this post, on Jeff Hess’s blog, Have Coffee Will Write. How utterly absurd.  When you click through to the Washington Post article, “prepregnant” females should control their weight, take folic acid supplements, control their asthma and diabetes.  My first thought was Who shouldn’t do all of those things if you want to live a […]

How Safe Are We?

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

Sometimes I find it truly amazing when events coincide and other times I simply think they should.  Last week I received my monthly flyer from Barb Spaan, our Crime Watch Coordinator here in Ward 15 and 16 telling me the subject of this month’s meeting “Fire Safety for your Home & Business”.  Naturally, I immediately put […]

up and running once again…

Monday, May 15th, 2006

gloriaferris.net has been on a protracted and unanticipated leave of absence. See details at Tim Ferris. It’s good to be back.

I’m gonna let you down, and leave you flat. . .not

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

I posted this earlier on another blog to which I contribute, Save Our Land. I think it bears repeating here:

I just finished reading Cool Cleveland. I always save Roldolink for last, but today I scrolled down quickly to see what had caught his fancy. I should have known that it would be Eminent Domain and the […]

In Love With Words

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Last Thursday I attended Recovery Resources Annual Luncheon at Windows on the River.  I went to support a worthwhile organization and came away in love with words all over again.  Malachi McCourt, author of the autobiography “A Monk Swimmin’” and the brother of Frank McCourt, author of Angela’s Ashes was the keynote speaker.

Here was a man […]