Ridiculous Girl

A while back, I went out for coffee with a good friend.  She and I don't have the opportunity to meet up that often, so it was time for us to re-connect and get caught up on each others lives.  The last time I saw her, I was happily married.  So a lot had changed since then. After hearing about my separation, she took a sip of her cappuccino and then sighed. "Honestly Leo, if for some horrible reason things didn't work out with my husband, then I would never marry for love again." "What?  Why?"  I was shocked.  Shocked at the thought of things not working out with her and John, but even more shocked at the thought of her giving up on love. "Well, if we broke up, I don't think I'd have faith in love anymore.  I would never go through it again. But I WOULD marry again for money". Wow. I didn't quite know how to respond to this. My good friend, who I would never in a million years peg as a gold-digger, was telling me th

I'll never forget the day I met my best friend. It was October 20th 1997 and I was about to start my shift at work.   Back then I volunteered at my university's local radio station and that day we would be doing our first live broadcast on television.  The radio had chosen "yours truly" to do the first on-air show.   To describe myself as nervous was an understatement.   I stood in front of the cameras like a zombie, trying to calm myself down before we went live.   I uttered a positive mantra over and over in my head to gain my confidence.   You're good enough.  You're smart enough.  And gosh darn, people like you. "You ready Leo?  Here we go!!  In... 10....9....8...."   Oh my God.  This is it.  I'm gonna vomit. "....3....2...and 1.....aaaaanddd, you're ON!" "Hi.  I'm Leokadia.  It's 6pm, and you're watching CHRW LIVE." And we were off!! Somehow, I had managed to pull myself to

This past weekend I took Bruce Lee for a walk.   If you didn't read my last blog post, then you wouldn't know who Bruce Lee is.   If this is the case..... then why didn't you read my last entry?   I will forgive you, on one condition.  That you go back and read the last entry and any other entry you may have missed prior to reading this one.  Please don't tell me that you're busy, or you have kids, or you have to "work"......these are all lame excuses.  Go read my blog. Anyway, Bruce Lee is my dog.  And he's the most beautiful dog on this planet. So the other day, Bruce Lee and I went for a walk.   We have a few routes that we like to take, mostly nature walks.  Through forests, on beaten paths and near ponds and rivers.   We very often spot wild animals on our hikes, which is always a fun treat for Bruce who likes to chase after the many geese, squirrels, chipmunks and beavers.  Once in a while though, we'll spot a turtle.  T

I know what you're thinking.   You're thinking it's time to learn yet another 20 interesting facts about me. I agree. Enjoy :) 41.  I slather my face in Nivea every night before bed.  I end up looking like a ghost.  A slippery ghost. 42.  After I get something from  my kitchen cupboard, I leave the cupboard wide open.  I feel like it just makes it easier to grab another item later on  because I don't have to re-open the cupboard again.  And you know how much energy that exerts.  Am I right ladies??   Anyway....at any given time, my kitchen looks like this:    43.  I gained 70 pounds with each pregnancy.  I took the term 'beached whale' to a whole new level.  I was a beached............wait, what's bigger than a whale?  Damn my lack of ocean knowledge! 44.  I very often steal people's life stories and say that they happened to me.  I don't mean to though.  I just hear a good story, end up forgetting who told it to me, and