Ramadan Reflections

My intention was to keep an updated blog about my experience with Ramadan.  My only excuse for failing to do so was…dehydration?  Low blood sugar?  Sleep deprivation?  Inability to think clearly and operate heavy machinery?
I imagine it was probably a mild combination of all of the above.  For a full month, I did not get [...]

Random Rowing, Part 2

Remember how I said I was a reluctant rower?  Then I became a reluctant coxswain, now I’m a reluctant racer.  This has clearly spiraled out of my control.
Since the end of July when I officially became a seasoned coxswain (I use those words very loosely), we’ve been training for other regattas.  There was one just [...]

Ramadan Dreamin’

This weekend was quite a busy one for me.  On Saturday, I got up around 5:45 am to eat breakfast and then we were off to rowing.  Unlike during the week, I obviously couldn’t return to bed right after eating breakfast.  I slept for only about 5 hours Friday night, and after rowing, I was [...]

Beginning Ramadan

I’ve decided to blog about my trials, tribulations, and thirst associated with Ramadan.
This year, Ramadan falls in late August.  Depending on the part of the world, many Muslims are starting the fasting today and the rest (for the most part) tomorrow.  I haven’t fasted since 2002 when Ramadan was during October and November and the [...]

Random Rowing

My husband and I have taken up rowing this summer.  How?  Well, I can’t say I ever envisioned doing this, but my husband knew from the moment he used a rowing machine at the gym 2 years ago that this was to be his destiny.  In June, there was a National Learn to Row Day, [...]

In Loving Memory

On Sunday, October 12, we lost a very dear friend of our family.  In May, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor on the left side of his brain, affecting his speech and writing abilities.  The tumor had even invaded the motor cortex affecting the right side of his body.  After surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, [...]

Random Kitty Craziness

 

 
 

Experts Say –

“ATVs Not Safe for Children”
Well…I mean…duh.  Right?
Am I just silly or did a panel of experts really need to get together, study a bunch of kids and decide that ATVs might not be the smartest thing for a child?  Really?

They look safe to me.  Crazy 10 year olds without impulse control and a certain taste [...]

Totally Random! Kathy Griffin

Just to be a little bit on the lighter side of life…(although I know talking about how government agencies are doing little to protect the health of Americans can be fun)…I just wanted to let everyone know…that I like Kathy Griffin.
I like her because she doesn’t have to give huge punch lines to be funny…or [...]

Internet Videos!

At work last week, we popped around the internet viewing our favorite videos.  I know what you’re thinking – we’re a very productive bunch.  It’s important to find out what our favorite internet videos are.  It’s very critical so you can pass along some funny videos to your friends and say, “Look what I found!”  [...]