I opened my Inbox this morning and what did I see? A really a great move toward bringing some levity to a tense election season. I didn’t change a word because I loved every word of this little “shameless attempt” from my friends at Black & Brew in Downtown Lakeland. Support Your Candidate. Obama & McCain Lattes [...]
My friend, Raven, and I love to share stories- the whole story. We're good at warning each other when it's going to be a long one by saying, "OK, I'm gonna take you all the way to Grandma's house on this one." So in honor of Grandparents Day, please allow me to take you all the way to Grandma's house:
I’ve been spending some time at Gandy Pool lately because it’s been hot as a wok around here. Well that, and my latest wild hair is that I’ve decided I want to become a lap swimmer. Riding the bike and walking is fun and all, but did I mention it’s hot as a wok?! Exercise [...]
On Friday, I gave you four true facts about me and one false one. Today, I give you the answer: The lie was #3- I never learned the ol’ soft shoe. Thanks for playing!
Okey dokey, here’s the deal: I totally am stealing this from another cool blog I stumbled across. I loved it, and now it’s mine. Below are five statements. Can you guess which one is a lie? Mom- you cannot play this game. I have interviewed Gov. Jeb Bush I can take an M-16 apart and put it [...]
While you’re enjoying Easter with your family today, my family will be eating my first-ever Easter Cake- chocolate cake, cream cheese frosting, food-colored coconut grass and Starburst jelly beans. Now, I understand that a woman without children probably has no business making such a kid-friendly cake, but man….is it good!
I enjoyed recording my findings of spare change so much in 2007, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to continue the tradition in 2008 and to collect more than the $3.37 I found last year. You can review my 2007 findings here. Mike and I went for a walk New Year’s day and got this [...]
I was thinking yesterday about how easily relationship woes were solved in high school. A good mix tape could explain away a bad day, calm the jealousy caused by flirting with that boy while cruising the Boulevard with your friends, describe how painful that mean remark was, apologize for making a meaner remark in return. A [...]
So last night we made 15-bean soup with ham in it. After I was done, I fed two pieces of fat to my dogs. I let them eat it off the spoon. Several minutes later, Mike and I both decided to have a bit more soup. After I was done with the second bowl, I went [...]
I’m sitting on my numb ass, which got this way from sitting in a Denny’s restaurant for three hours, meeting with a potential client. It was worth my time, by the way. Now I’m seriously thinking about backing away from this computer and marching into the living room to participate in a workout DVD. Or [...]
Chuck at Lakeland Local tagged me with a meme. I’m to offer four answers to four questions, and he even granted permission to change the questions, if I so desired. Four Jobs I’ve Had:1) Short order cook at a bowling alley on a military post (My favorite job ever. No lie.)2) Reporter3) Executive director of a [...]
I’m stealing this idea from Travis, only because everyone else has stolen it today, too. Here’s how it works: Get your iPod and go to “Shuffle Songs” – then list off the first 10 songs that come up. No Skipping! Here’s mine: 1. ZZ Top- I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide2. Def Leopard- Foolin3. Little Big Town- [...]
Friday night the cops visited the next door neighbor. Apparently, he wasn’t taking visitors, as he refused to come to the door. My husband and I went out and talked to the cops for a few minutes. The neighbor from across the street also came over for a minute. He could stay long. He had [...]
Overall, a great show! I won’t bore anyone with a play-by-play, I’ll just reveal my favorite quote of the evening, made by the girl who did the Grace Slick impression. Here’s what she said (angrily) after being told she wasn’t going to Hollywood: “I’m going for actressing.”
Oh. My. God. I am so flaming excited that finally….American Idol Season 7 starts tonight. For the next few months, my Tuesday and Wednesday nights will be completely consumed by this. It will become my life. It’s a good thing we scheduled the next blogger meet-up on a Monday night, or else I’d have to [...]
After dropping off my two foster puppies at the Lakeland SPCA this morning, I decided to treat myself to Chick-fil-A breakfast. I stumbled across a great discovery that my fellow procrastinators might appreciate knowing about. I had planned to buy a 2008 calendar there, because I realized it’s now the middle of January and I [...]
I stumbled upon some interesting information today. Mid-Florida Federal Credit Union now offers “Bike-Thru Banking.” In a nutshell, you can ride your bike through the drive-thru now, instead of parking and walking inside. This is an amazing victory for me, even though I doubt that I had anything to do with the addition of this new service. [...]
Bio: This is a creative outlet and soapbox for Lorrie Delk Walker where, at times, she has stuck her foot so far into her mouth, surely she has quashed any hopes of ever being elected to public office. Lorrie is a writer, avid recycler, small-time chicken farmer, SPCA foster parent and fan of all things Downtown Lakeland. Posts from Delk Walker's popular blog, Takes From the Delk Side, were added to the Lakeland Local archives and can be found here.