Greek Goddess Quiz

See which Greek Goddess you are.

"You are Hestia. Hestia was the sweet Goddess of the Hearth. She never married, but only because too many people liked her and she didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. She was the most gentle of the Greek pantheon, and she was way cool. Like her you make the people around you feel content and loved. Go you!"

Hestia, huh? I should have known...since I am a homebody and Hestia is the Goddess of the hearth.

Pen Pal

I have had a snail-mail pen pal for 14 years. She finally got Internet access. Now we can email! No more going six months between letters. Yay!

If anyone wants to read about companies that have closed down, check out this site.

Today is a gorgeous day! The sun was out. It must have been 60 degrees. Quite an unusual temperature for this time of year. Oh well. I'm not complaining a bit. After the funk I was in last week, this gorgeous day has definitely improved my mood. And the days are getting longer, too. Spring is just around the corner.

I used to watch "Entertainment Tonight" and read "Star" magazine. When I was a teenager, I was obsessed by stars. I gave that up when I went to college and didn't have a tv for awhile. That broke my habit, and I never followed Hollywood as much as I did back then. Now, especially, I have a different perspective. After Sept. 11, the posturing of those video gangstas and divas seemed childish and stupid. When there's so much grief in every living day, why do we look to them for guidance? We should look inward--to our families, or to our friends--and most of all, we need to look inward on ourselves.

Another article about the jihad.

What people don't get is that as long as there is famine and poverty, there will be war. It doesn't matter if it's in the name of God or not. The jihad clothes, feeds, and takes care of these people---even their families. Somehow, and I don't know how, they need jobs and the chance to live out their own dreams, free from persecution and from debilitating poverty.

I got my hair cut today after work. It's much shorter. I usually get my hair cut twice a year. I wait until I can't stand it anymore, and then I get it cut. I had a good 2 inches cut off. There's nothing like a new haircut to make me feel like a new person!

I love our dogs, but why can't they bark when they need to go outside?

One of the dogs just peed in the kitchen. I am NOT cleaning it up. DH can do it. He was the one who wanted the dogs. I always have to clean up their messes.

Killer pretzels attack the prez! Apparently, he got so excited while watching an NFL playoff game that he choked on a pretzel and passed out for a few moments. Too bad he can't get that excited over the whole India-Pakistan situation.

The tangled web of maternity/paternity and the brave new world of conception technology is getting even more tangled.

No one is perfect, not even Prince Harry.

Trying a new commenting system. Seems to work pretty well.

Someone's in biiiiigggg trouble.

Whoopi's back to host the Oscars! Yay!

A whole week has went by without me blogging! EEP!!!

WHO CARES!?! "Survivor" sucks. If I wanted to play a game for a million dollars, I would play something other than "How to be a Concentration Camp Victim for Fun and Profit."

This is just sad.

Nevada is not only Sin City, it's also Dump City.

First it was a sucky forecast for holiday sales, but now that the data is in, it's not so bad after all. I wish they'd make up their minds.

Work was so freakin' dull today. At least I finished my project, although I'll probably have corrections tomorrow.

I got the invitations for the kid's b-day party mailed today. I also received a late notice for the car payment, and a copy of my alma mater's alumni magazine. A friend of mine was featured in an article. I had no idea she was so involved in alumni affairs.

Ugh, I'm in such a writing funk.

For all you women who blog or keep an online journal or diary, and want to join a new webring, join mine: JournalGoddesses. Thanks!

Waylon Jennings has had his foot amputated due to diabetes.

I have no idea why this kid thought he needed to commit suicide in this way. Thank the gods no one else was hurt. And flight schools can't prevent these kinds of things from happening.

Apparently, shock value is popular in museums these days. I'll never understand art.

I love dogs, but was the death of Buddy really newsworthy???

Why can't the media let McVeigh rest in peace? Why is he still considered newsworthy? I'll answer that question: because he sells papers or books or whatever. I think that giving more publicity to people like him will make more copycats like the first item above. That kid mentioned in item #1 had sympathy for bin Laden. Hello!?! Individuals will continue to copycat until the media stops glorifying their actions.

Everyone needs to check out this site: Quackwatch.

Japan might get a female ruler—someday.

Zoos are supposed to help preserve endangered species, not kill them.