Definition of Integrity

According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: 
 

Main Entry:
in·teg·ri·ty
Pronunciation:
\in-ˈte-grə-tē\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English integrite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French integrité, from Latin integritat-, integritas, from integr-, integer entire
Date:
14th century

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Theme Songs

Ever had a song define a period of your life so strongly that your soul gets taken back there instantly when you hear it?  I have a few.
My first concert was Bon Jovi and I am instantly 14 again whenever I hear Living on a Prayer.
Thank You by Dido reminds me of our wedding day.
I [...]

I. Can’t. Breathe.

My husband just called.  He just got laid off.  Restructuring, they said.  He just got a large raise and bonus.  No clue this was coming.  Asshats.
His truck, his computer, his phone.  Theirs.
Our income.  Mostly his.  He was doing well into six figures.
I can’t breathe and he’s on his way home and I need to be [...]

Haiku Friday: Summer Schedule Suckage

School is just over
Our weekends for this summer
Are booking up fast
Gone are the days when
Summer was for relaxing
And for kicking back
I swear that we have
Something on every weekend
WTF, people?!
–
I’m not kidding here. I keep an eight week, rotating dry erase calendar on our fridge. Eight weeks of our lives are planned out and we don’t [...]

Knock, Knock…

Who’s There?Boo.Boo, Who?Don’t be sad. It’s just a knock knock joke!
–And so it begins.
Princess and BamBam are suddenly addicted to knock knock jokes. They can go back and forth forever. They take turns being the knocker and when they run out of jokes they already know, they just make them up. They fall into [...]

Raggs Review

See first post here.
We received our Raggs PR Kit in the mail a couple of weeks ago. Princess and BamBam were welcome test subjects and wanted to get to work right away.
Raggs is different from anything I’ve seen out there. It’s sort of like if Barney and The Wiggles have a kid, doggie style. (Get [...]

Peripheral Stem Cell Donation- Update

My regular readers know that I donated peripheral stem cells to a 21 year old stranger with leukemia about a year ago. New readers can catch up here, here, or here.
I recently was invited to a National Marrow Donation Program luncheon. I think it was only the second time they have held such a luncheon. [...]

Still here?

Hello, is anyone still here? *echo echo*
Yeah, I know. I’ve totally been MIA.
In my defense, it’s a little difficult to be on the computer when you can barely hold one eye open and your fingertips have blisters. If you’re all HUH?! Read my last post.
I’m able to tolerate small bouts on the computer now and [...]

Would You Rather…

Have a corneal abrasion?
OR
Blisters on your fingertips from the dye in your nail polish remover?
Can’t decide?
Apparently, neither could my body. I have both. Good times.
My eye HURTS. I ended up in the ER on Saturday night in SO. MUCH. PAIN. Note to self, if an ER doctor offers you a script for a pain [...]

Validation or My Heart is Breaking

There is the difference between being a bad coach, a good coach and a great coach. A good coach teaches the skills of the game. A great coach goes beyond that to motive, inspire and instill confidence, not just with the game but with being a human being. A bad coach fails to do either. [...]