the badbadivy experience

A very happy birthday to Big Orange Michael! Go on over and wish him a happy birthday, if you haven’t already!

There’s an interesting thread over at Aunt B’s place that you might want to go read so you can see why I’m writing all of this.
I guess the first thing I want to address is the idea that only rich people can have one parent stay at home. Well, that’s the main thing I want [...]

What do you guys do when you don’t feel like you can go on with this life you have made for youself one more minute?
How do you pick yourself up when you’re feeling really, really, really low?

The Shiny Red Convertible looks goooood covered in snow!

Sonia challenged people to post self portraits on Sundays.
Well, yesterday was too busy, so I’m late, but here we go.

At church on Sunday, my minister read a letter from one of the Bishops that he writes to Dr. King around this time every year. It was a beautiful letter, but what really struck me was the fact that at the time, black people couldn’t even try on clothes in the stores. For some reason [...]

Check out AOL, they have a spelling problem:

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Last I checked, you spell “phrase” P-H-R-A-S-E, not “pharse” or “pase”. Sheesh.

Finally, the Shiny Red Convertible is back and sitting in my driveway. I just can’t say enough good things about Morris Automotive, the owner, Bobby Morris in particular. Yeah, I know, I’ve complained about how slow it was, but keep in mind, this is a small, locally owned business, and they were very busy this [...]

I have had a fantastic day.
First, I know everyone has been hanging onto the edge of their seat to see if:
1. My car is going to need a valve job.
2. Whether or not Morris Automotive is a good repair shop or not.
Well, I’m here to tell you, though Morris Automotive is kinda slow, [...]

Attention, citizens of La Vergne!
Did you happen to know the stupid thing they are going to name the new La Vergne elementary school?
La Vergne Lake Elementary, that’s right. Is that a stupid name, or what? I mean, there is no La Vergne Lake, why are we naming it that?
Well, my friend Kathy T. came up [...]