http://blog.tp.org/becky/ Reality check on aisle six. en-us 2005-09-27T10:04:51-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001982.html Eight years ago we had no idea what it really meant. We vowed to spend the rest of our lives together, but had little concept of the fact that "the rest of our lives" would (hopefully) be over three times... On being me Becky 2005-09-27T10:04:51-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001823.html My dad, whose book In The Footsteps of Daniel Boone, was published this year, now has a blog! How very exciting! Check it out if you have the chance: http://danielboonefootsteps.blogspot.com... On reading & stuff Becky 2005-06-11T19:40:27-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001793.html My mother was born in the N. Georgia mountains (as was I) into a family of nine children. Life was tough for my mom as a child and tougher for my grandma. A book should be written about Ellijay (my... On being me Becky 2005-05-21T22:41:51-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001739.html On this rainy afternoon, Jake and I decided to watch a video. He picked "Hercules." He took one look at the cover, prompting the following conversation. Jake: Yuck, it has a princess in it. [Ed. note: She's not a princess,... On being a mama Becky 2005-04-07T17:14:22-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001683.html As I sit to write this entry, I’m listening to the great Janis Joplin. After I popped the CD into my computer, I realized this sad fact…I’m three years older than she was at her death. Meaning that yeah, her... On being me Becky 2005-03-07T01:14:01-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001652.html I just can’t stop reading good books recently. It’s some sort of lucky streak…that will most likely end now that I’ve pointed it out. Most recently, this weekend I finished The Birth of Venus, by Sarah Dunant. This book reminded... On reading & stuff Becky 2005-02-13T22:32:52-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001645.html This seems to be my week for reviews...Okay, if you haven't read this book or heard about this book--especially if you're a woman--then you have to stop reading this blog and go buy it now. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A... On reading & stuff Becky 2005-02-09T23:45:54-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001644.html After walking alone for the past two mornings and with Leslie twice a week for (almost) three weeks, I decided this morning I wanted something new. It's damn cold and dark at 6 am, so I decided to find something... On being me Becky 2005-02-08T17:25:45-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001641.html For the past two mornings I've been walking in my neighborhood. I walk two miles, most of it in the dark, so it's probably not particularly safe for me to listen to a CD while I walk. Cars, stray dogs,... On random thoughts Becky 2005-02-07T22:38:29-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001633.html If it’s true that home is where the heart is and that home is where we go for sanctuary, then I have recently lost a home. In all actuality, this home has been gone for at least a year, but... On being me Becky 2005-02-02T00:41:54-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001631.html When did it happen that I became such a girl? Disclaimer: Ike said this sounded sad, but I promise I didn’t mean to be pitiful. Biologically, I understand, I was born this way. From what I’ve been led to believe,... On being me Becky 2005-02-01T00:19:31-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001507.html I'm not on a second child kick by any means, and I love my son to the point of being irritating about it. But sometimes I imagine a world where someone wants to cuddle up with a book of fairy... On being a mama Becky 2004-11-10T21:32:37-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001499.html Last night was a battle of wills between myself and Jake. Jake does not like to sleep (I have only myself to blame for this--I don't recall ever liking to sleep until I hit the teenage years). Bedtime in his... On being a mama Becky 2004-11-08T10:03:48-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001494.html Politics Becky 2004-11-04T22:01:26-05:00 http://blog.tp.org/becky/archives/001491.html Leave me alone you ass raping monkey fuckers with your teenage girls girls girls. My blog is a clean happy place (though lonely) and I will not have your filthy-mouthed garbage on it. Bastards.... On random thoughts Becky 2004-11-04T00:15:52-05:00