Author: CWR

Ever feel like having 69 kids of your own?

by CWR, posted in Uncategorized

My Real Simple magazine just arrived.

There’s a delightful blurb written by Julia Edelstein (pg 14) about a woman in Russia who gave birth to sixty nine children. The information comes straight from Guinness World Records.

  1. 16 pairs of twins
  2. 7 sets of triplets
  3. 4 sets of quadruplets

Can you imagine taking care of that many kids? All of the diapers, and crying, and hurt knees, the laundry, the food preparation… when did she sleep???

Of course, I am sure she also received 69 times the love of a sweet hug from a happy child.

Thank your mom!  She’s a hero!

National Coming Out Day

by CWR, posted in Uncategorized

Today is National Coming Out Day in the United States.

To understand more of the history of this day, I went to hrc.org (Human Rights Campaign) to learn more.  According to their site, on this day in 1987, there was a march on Washington, D.C. for gay and lesbian rights.  It was only the second march of its kind.  Also, this was the first time the NAMES Project Quilt was displayed.  This quilt was made in remembrance of those who died from AIDS.

Over on Wikipedia, I learned that it’s not just here in the U.S., but observed by many countries all over the world.

What does this day mean today?

The Daily Illini, a University of Illinois independent student newspaper,  has a paragraph from an editorial page that I quite like.

Coming Out Day isn’t just for people who are coming out. It’s also about the community at large being there to support them after they have made that step of trust. Don’t let anyone step out and not find strong support ready to catch them.

About.com has a list of ways people can observe the day.  One suggestion they make is:

Speak About It

Grab your cell or cam and create a YouTube video expressing your feelings about being LGBT. You can also share your coming out story or vid about how you support your LGBT loved ones. Don’t stop there: Write about free sexual identity and gender expression on your Facebook Wall; Twitter your followers about your support for LGBT causes; or share a story on your blog or vlog.

Over on Facebook, I donated my status to the Human Rights Campaign.

It doesn’t matter if you are gay, straight, or queer.  The important thing is to speak up, if you feel strongly about LGBTQ rights.  Which I do!

More to come…

“Murder She Wrote”

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Murder, She Wrote - The Complete Fourth Season
Murder, She Wrote – The Complete Fourth Season

Lately I've been listening to this series as I sit at my computer doing work, compliments of Netflix.  I still love the story lines as much now as I did when I was a teenager.  One thing I always wondered though… why did the cops always let her help???  Maybe in a small town that would work out. Were her credentials really good enough for the cops to share information with her??? 

Even so, I can forgive that if it's not realistic.  I still love Jessica's wit, charm, and intelligence.  She can get along with just about anyone, but don't get on her bad side because she will find a way to stick it to you! 

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Poetry – What if…

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What if I had said I loved you?
What if I had said I cared?
Would the past have stayed untainted?
I have wondered all these years.

What if I had gone the distance?
Would I have remained in your heart?
Or was I just a convenience
to keep your mind off something else?

What if I had met you
that day in the park?
Could we have even endured our time apart?

What if I had hugged you,
that night while we were drunk?
Would you be here with me now,
Would my heart still be tearing apart?

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The Darwin Awards – The movie

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The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards

Most everyone knows what The Darwin Awards are, right?  Well, this is a movie about people who have done Darwin Award winning-type things, and the insurance adjusters who are trying to figure out who is liable. 

I think Joseph Fiennes and Winona Ryder are great in the movie.  They have an interesting chemistry.  Ryder still has a childlike naivety that makes you giggle when she starts swearing at Fiennes' character.  And Fiennes, who so often plays the good looking suave men, plays a kind of dorky guy, irking Ryder at every turn and twist. 

The stories within the story are hilarious, and I'm not sure if they are factual or not.  It doesn't matter.  I could see watching this over and over.  The rest of the cast is excellent as well.

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