http://thegoddessblogs.com Wed, 14 May 2008 12:18:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If I had a nickel for every time I'm asked that question ... I would have a LOT of nickels, LOL.  I take it as a compliment, actually.  In my line of work, it's nice to know people wonder how I come up with gruesome tales of mayhem and murder.  ... http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/14/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/ In the book I’m writing, the heroine has been married to a man considerably older than herself. Think Anna Nicole Smith and J. Howard Marshall. But one of the differences between my heroine and Anna (one among many) is that she doesn’t lie to herself that the marriage ... http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/13/he-just-became-a-fox/ I am thinking of purchasing a new car. There’s really nothing wrong with my current car, a Honda Civic, except that it’s 10 years old, but I don’t think it’s too extravagant to want to drive a different car every 10 years or so. I’ve also decided to be a conscientious ... http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/11/beep-beep/ For Refreshment Only Sunday (FROS) is delighted to celebrate all of our hot mommas! As we all know, hot mommas deserve hot dads, so here are a few in honor of this wonderful day. and . . . and while I'm not the world's biggest Brad Pitt fan, even I melted at ... http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/11/for-all-you-hot-mommas-this-fros-is-for-you/ There's this idea going around that children who've been adopted are missing something. Missing a true identity? Missing vital details of medical histories? Missing a sense of heritage or family or belonging? I don't know exactly, so don't ask me. I'm adopted and I feel fine. I know that my birth mother ... http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/10/to-my-mother/ My little ward of state discovered a Winnie the Pooh bear in a closet that belonged to me when I was a kid and latched onto it. He will not part with it now. My maiden name is Winn, which turned into Winnie somewhere in grade school, and naturally, Winnie ... http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/09/best-toys-ever/ My daughter is always sending me fun youtube links to crazy stuff. She knows I love to laugh and be amazed, and she's sent me some good stuff. The other day, she sent me this link. Check out what these youthful, obviously well-insured guys did to stave off boredom: (It's ... http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/08/watch-this/ Okay, I admit it.  I love gadgets.  Mr. R just shakes his head at me sometimes when a new gadget comes on TV and I say, "Ooooh, I want it!"  I have new gadgets and some oldies that are still goodies.  My newest acquisition is a GPS that came pre-loaded with ... http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/07/gadget-goddess/ When I popped onto the Goddess blogs this morning, I saw that there wasn’t a new blog and I thought: “Hmm, wonder what slacker forgot she was blogging today.” Then I went to our special blog calender and saw it was me. I am that slacker. ... http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/06/oops/ Was the story of how my parents met and fell in love and got married. Doesn't every kid want to know those essential details? The details of how I got here? The unspoken wish that it will happen to me someday? My mom and dad's love story was so unique and ... http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/05/my-first-love-story/