Every mother deserves some down time. Mine, this week, is at the beach with five of my old sorority sisters. I hate to admit how difficult it is for me to leave my family. But the minute the first friend arrives and we load up the car and head to the beach, I’m recovered.
Today I slept until 7:30 a.m., ate two cinnamon rolls, got a massage and read People magazine on the beach until my skin was scorched. I caught American Idol’s Adam Lambert’s version of U2’s One on my iPhone (heart) while poolside and sat in a hot tub …read more

I’ve been playing around a bit with my guitar, and lately I’ve been on a U2 kick. I looked up the tab to One a week or two ago.
Stop right there.
I bet most of us think of it as a love song. Something romantic, right? Well, have you listened to the lyrics lately?
Is it getting better
Or do you feel the same
Will it make it easier on you
Now you got someone to blame
Or how about these:
Did I disappoint you
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth
You act like you never had love
And you want me to go without
That’s not romantic! But …read more