Pop Culture & Current Events Female Legitimacy, Battlestar Galactica, Sex, Love, and Emotion Ronda Bowen, May 10, 2012January 2, 2022 Theme Song: “I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar” So, I’ve been watching episodes of Battlestar Galactica with my son and my fiancé. It’s interesting the different roles women have in this series. I’m only in the second season, so please don’t ruin it for me in your comments. It seems… Continue Reading
Food & Drink Overheard Cafe Conversations Ronda Bowen, May 8, 2012January 2, 2022 Theme Song: “Stay the Same” Joey McIntyre Ah, the art of the overheard cafe conversations. I’ve heard some interesting conversations at cafes! There was a conversation involving an adulterous situation; there was a situation where disgruntled thoughts about farmers’ markets were expressed. My thought is – why does it matter what… Continue Reading
Entertainment & The Arts Five Movies That Have Inspired My Blogging Ronda Bowen, May 7, 2012October 10, 2025 Theme Song: “Hello Monday” by Danny Wood For the first blogathon theme, we are asked to select five movies that have inspired our work and our blogging. I’m stretching this a bit, because, well there are a lot of good movies out there. Here’s my list of movies that inspired… Continue Reading
Marriage and Partnerships Engagement Party! Ronda Bowen, May 6, 2012January 2, 2022 Theme Song: “Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love” Pink Martini – the perfect engagement party song! So tonight we had some local friends over for our engagement party. It seems everyone has a cold or was out of town…but we still had a good time. Here are some pictures from… Continue Reading
Blogging & Writing Some of the Blogathon Writers I’m Enjoying Ronda Bowen, May 5, 2012October 10, 2025 Theme Song: “Roll Away Your Stone” Mumford & Sons This month, I’m participating in the Word Count Blogthon. The purpose of the Blogathon is to post every day – and that requires careful planning. There are many talented participants in the challenge. The great thing is that there are so… Continue Reading
Marriage and Partnerships Forcing Incompatibilities Ronda Bowen, May 4, 2012January 1, 2022 Theme song: Pink “So What” Sometimes, you have to meet the right person in order to know just how wrong Mr. Wrong was. I think it’s interesting how sometimes, we want our story to be more important than real life and so we’ll try to force compatibility out of incompatibility… Continue Reading
Marriage and Partnerships On Those Who Man-Bash (or Woman-Bash) Ronda Bowen, May 3, 2012January 1, 2022 Theme Song: “Vertigo” U2 So there I was, about a year ago, watching Sex in the City as a divorced woman with a friend. When I was in my 20s, it was one of my favorite TV shows. As I watched the movie, I noticed all the man-bashing jabs and… Continue Reading
Life Confession: My Shoe Obsession Ronda Bowen, May 2, 2012January 1, 2022 Theme Song: “North, South, East, Wes” Rick Wes (Yeah, it’s such an old, obscure song, but I’ve got it stuck in my head.) *This post contains affiliate links. Should you click on a link and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you…. Continue Reading
Life Bucket Lists Ronda Bowen, May 1, 2012January 1, 2022 Theme Song: “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John Have you seen the films The Holiday and The Bucket List? It’s kind of interesting to think about things you would want to experience in your lifetime. Sometimes people put outlandish things on their bucket lists – things like “Climb Everest” and “Swim in… Continue Reading
Marriage and Partnerships Engagement, Letting go of Fear, and Fuzzy Bunnies Ronda Bowen, April 17, 2012January 1, 2022 Theme Song: “One Night, One Kiss” – The Russian Futurists Current Projects: Client work, laundry, cleaning the bathroom So, first off, I got engaged! YAY! That’s a really good thing. Unlike the woman on tv who runs amok afraid of commitment and long-term relationships, I am in one, and it’s… Continue Reading