Lunch Box Police?

A Chicago public school, Little Village Academy has banned lunches from home. The school now requires all students to buy a school lunch for $2.25 a day. The only exemption to the rule is if the child has food allergies. The schools say this is necessary to improve students health.  Children's Success Academy in Tucson, … Continue reading Lunch Box Police?

Song Challenge Day 17

Today's challenge is to name a song I hear often on the radio. The new JJ Heller song  Love Me has been getting a lot of airplay lately.

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This is from the Daily Post on April 30. I'm a little behind in replying to it. One of the tricks I use to post regularly is to schedule posts in advance. I am able to write when I have time and try to stay about a week ahead.  A result is that when I … Continue reading 33%

Song Challenge Day 16

This one was easy -- a song I used to love but now hate. Friends by Michael W. Smith. It has been severely overused for goodbye parties, graduations and other highly emotional occasions.

If I Were a Genre of Music…

If I were music I would be alternative. That funky acoustic/folksy kind that belongs in a good coffee-house. One of those local kind that features local art, musicians and fair trade coffee not one of those green and white chain kind. (BTW, I think I belong in one of those good local coffee houses. Wish … Continue reading If I Were a Genre of Music…

Song Challenge Day 15

The song of the day is a song that describes me. I can really relate  Francesca Battistelli's This is the Stuff.

Proverbs 31 Woman

 10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. 11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. 14 She … Continue reading Proverbs 31 Woman