By MsTop on Mar 21, 2009 in Society | 0 Comments
One of the best Christmas presents I have ever gotten was a great outdoor grill from my parents. They gave this to me this past Christmas. I haven’t had a chance to actually use it yet since it’s been so cold out since then. Now that spring is here, I’m really excited about the chance to [...]
By MsTop on Jan 21, 2009 in Society | 0 Comments
I have held an odd assortment of random jobs ranging from portrait photography to work at an engineering firm. What I find really interesting is that there are certain strange things that I remember from each of these past jobs.
For example, I remember that the guy who owned the engineering firm always sent flowers to [...]
By TSJ on Nov 17, 2008 in Society | 0 Comments
Over half of all American marriages end in divorce. Along with this sobering statistic is the fact that many of these marriages will end in a court battle that can make the activities between Gladiators and lions look tame in comparison.
However, a divorce in Arizona doesn’t have to be nasty, in fact, with the right [...]
By TSJ on Oct 29, 2008 in Society | 0 Comments
I usually don’t tell my friends what my dad does because he is an undercover narcotics cop in FL. He rarely talks about his job and for the most part, doesn’t seem to bring it home with him. However, after a really long night on the job last week, he started to talk about drugs [...]
By Topper on Sep 30, 2008 in Society | 0 Comments
My husband is in the dog house. He decided to go out with a couple people from his work this past weekend, and they ended up spending a lot of money and having a lot of drinks at a strip club. That is enough to get him in the dog house, but he didn’t stop [...]
By Topper on Aug 23, 2008 in Society | 0 Comments
Centuries ago, ancient people used tattoos to enact their hopes and desires, sometimes completing them as religious rituals, as offerings to their gods. Other times they were applied as rites of passage, believed to trigger the next stage of the life of the adorned. The symbols they used, often used today in Celtic tattoos and tribal tattoos, [...]
By Topper on Aug 21, 2008 in Society | 0 Comments
Sometimes I liked to pretend I was a soldier in the Israeli army. My parents came from Israel, and because that country is so incredibly small, they are forced to require that all high school graduates join the military. It’s one of the only ways they can keep their tiny country safe.
My parents were a [...]