Lately, it seems to be the fashion and trend, on 'Conservative' radio, to bash teachers...

And it really disturbs me how those who worship these talk show hosts, swallow everything they say, hook, line and sinker...



I mean why don't their listeners just erect a stone statue to their 'radio gods' and be done with it...

Me on the other hand, I see them as just being smear...

Well, I am a little surprised at the bullying that I experienced here. WOW...is that all some have to do? What pleasure could it give?

Anyway, I won't let that spoil my internet experience. It should be fun to read others thoughts here, I find that interesting.

Definitely going to be warmer today.
I can't wait to get outdoors. My dogs and I walk on the river, but it is way too muddy to get anywhere close to it this time of year.
I got...

At 22 months, Bigun is still very playful and energetic, though he has settled down somewhat from his earlier self. (Thank God! Those eight mile a day walks were playing hell on us!)

Since we returned home at the end of last July, DH has done his best to keep up a daily walk of three miles, and since he works from home he can also take play breaks when Big' gets too wound up. I do my best to get him at least four miles on the weekend days, since I've gone back to work. Big' would like...

I started reading and posting to these forums almost two years ago, because we were on the road and I needed some contact with people. It was fun to participate in the exchange of views, until I started seeing a darker side to some of the posts. That is when I started blogging.

Lately, I've gone out to read the New Posts and the forums I've subscribed to and found them incredibly banal or incredibly onerous. One person posted a rant about people's wearing flip flops. Another asked for...

This afternoon I spent the day kayaking and paddle boarding Brushy Bayou on Lido Key. It was a beautiful sunny day with a slight breeze.

We launched out into Sarasota Bay off of Taft Rd on Lido Key. Once you launch you can hang a right and go into Little Lagoon. It's pretty shallow and in the winter the water is crystal clear. We left at about noon so we caught the high tide. We could see big clumps of coral and lots of fish swimming around on the flats. My hubby pulled up the empty...