(Due to the increased number of hits on this particular post, I would like to remind everyone that:The image below is COPYRIGHTED by its artist, Jeff Bent.PLEASE CONTACT HIM FOR PERMISSIONBEFORE YOU USE THIS IMAGE IN ANY FORM.) Once upon a time I commissioned a set of Christmas cards from my friend Jeff. (The one…

At my age, I feel fairly comfortable dispensing sage advise. Yes, I feel that I’m so darn wise by this point that people could actually benefit from this wealth of wisdom I keep stored. Lucky you! After watching too much television, flipping through too many articles on the Internet, I decided to share this little…

****** If you landed here, you may be using an old link to the website.  Go directly to http://www.bigbluemess.com ***** I want to thank everyone whose giving me such wonderful feedback. It really means a lot to me, although I’m frankly shocked at your bad taste. (It’ll be our little secret; I’ll never tell another…

I was being a big car loser today. Definition: It’s when I go hide out in my car over lunch and heckle people on the phone. I called up April to go over the highlights of the big four hour meeting I had this morning – how I had stood with feet firmly planted on…

There’s a little deleted comment (I didn’t do it, I swear) on the previous post. I happened to see it because the author couldn’t get into my e-mail and delete it. That author, ANNA, changed up her comments to include a “DO IT” link. (Before it said “wah-wah” *ahem*.) What Anna also mentioned in that…

Every culture has rituals, customs, rites of passage, etc. etc. And it would seem to me that since they are our rituals, customs, rites of passage, etc. etc., that we should know how to make it through most of them without making a complete fool of ourselves – simple things like how to make it…

Well, I started a new job. It was a bit untimely since it began the day after Mom’s funeral and we got off to a bumpy start. My favorite comment at the moment being, “Beth, it’s ok if you come to the Christmas party alone. Lots of people do.” I made sure to let Jay…

http://www.youtube.com/v/ATXV3DzKv68Hopefully, you can actually read the lyrics by going directly to the link. I desperately need to find a choir like this in town… and take singing lessons.

The funeral is over, the flowers are losing their color and by all accounts life is marching forward. I am truly blessed with some of the best friends and family. You get a real feel for who you can turn to after a major event and all the people who stood by me during “The…

I Wish…Remembering Tina Nelms Thank you, Anna for everything. Mom would have been deeply touched by what you wrote, but I’ll say this for her “I thought Anna would want to see the possum.” I think there was a real reason, but I’ve forgotten because we teased her a lot about that moment to the…

Everlasting Memories Cook Walden Funeral Home has provided my family with the above tribute to my Mom. My favorite piece is the “movie”; it has many of my favorite pictures and several of hers (I’m biased because I got to select most of them). The biography is the obituary that was printed in the paper…

Some of you that knew my Mom would appreciate this, so this post is for you. For the funeral we were asked what music we’d like and the word “hymns” was thrown out. I went along with it because it seemed “appropriate” and then I got home and decided that wasn’t Mom. So, here’s what…

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