January 2008 - Posts

• "You planned a trip during Superbowl Weekend?!?"

  Oops! My dear husband, even though both of us are looking forward to this trip to see our son in South Carolina that we have not seen in months, was not too pleased when he heard that I booked the trip over Superbowl Weekend....you see, our son is a professional Read More... Posted Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:54 AM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• "Oh no....that's not my job"

  Bob Newhart has written a New York Times Bestseller called " 'I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This' and Other Things That Strike Me as Funny". In it he recalls a time when he was a salesperson at a tobacco products store. A customer came in and made a very Read More... Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 9:41 AM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• "Mom, can you rub my back?"

  Each time my sons come to visit, sometime before they depart, they ask me this question......they are 30 and 28.....I love it! They're not too old to have 'ole Mom rub their backs. It may seem "gross" to some, but it's special to me and as my one son Read More... Posted Monday, January 21, 2008 12:15 PM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• "Motorcycle Mama"

  Albeit self-proclaimed. There is however, a friend of mine in Modesto (the Mayor of Modesto) where my husband and I lived for over twenty years that every time he sees me, calls me by that name. Those of you who know me are surprised that I ride. By the Read More... Posted Friday, January 18, 2008 10:52 AM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• My Husband Tried to Kill Me!

  Well, it felt like it anyway. Have you ever driven out on Auberry Road up to Millerton Store? In a car, I never noticed the gradual and persistent uphill grade for approximatley 12 miles until my husband encouraged me to ride my new carbon-fiber bicycle Read More... Posted Monday, January 14, 2008 1:39 PM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• It's that time of the month....

  .....irritability, temperament changes, biting questions, subjective assumptions, mood swings, bloating....well, it's not what you're thinking. The time of the month I'm referring to is the dreaded "month end close"! Finance, hospital and corporate leadership, Read More... Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 8:39 AM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• It's a Four-Letter Word!

  Something so horrific, so widespread, it is rampant and unbridled and if it goes unchecked can be an outright plague-the common "cold"....oooooh, how I abhor it. I've sat on the couch the last three days watching re-runs of the Andy Griffith show, with Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 08, 2008 12:09 PM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• The "Unhappiest" Place on Earth

  Okay, whose bright idea was it to go to Disneyland and California Adventure the day after Christmas....oh, that's right, it was my idea. I thought it was supposed to be the "happiest" place on earth....well, normally it would be, but a "bajillion" other Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 9:26 AM by wholderman | 0 Comments