Hillary Danaher

While I most certainly will never proclaim to be the most healthy eater you've ever met, there actually are some standards I do like to maintain. I love to eat whole foods and I love to cook from scratch. While I have been known to eat chocolate chip cookies and leftover pizza for breakfast (on more… Continue reading The Shamrock Shake-Worthy

I am trying to determine if the US government has finally come up with a viable plan to raise funds in a way that does NOT involve raising taxes (or that silly notion of actually paying attention to where all of the billions of dollars are being spent).I think they are gearing up for the mother… Continue reading Capitol Hill Bake Sale

I am finding great entertainment value in creating a new Top Ten List for myself, and although it is not yet completed, I am going to share the beginnings of it with you.  I am titling it "Top Ten Things Every American Should Know." Or you may hear it referred to periodically as "What Exactly… Continue reading What So Proudly We What?

The world's oldest marathon runner has decided to hang up his shoes today, after completing a 10K in Hong Kong in 1 hour and 32 minutes. He is 101 years old. That, in itself, gives a person reason to pause and do some serious inner reflection. However, there is even more to it than that.… Continue reading Inspiring Doesn’t Describe It

10) That the Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau, viewed Voodoo as an extension of Catholicism. I've never followed up with fact-checking from the Vatican, but I am thinking they are in disagreement. 9) That my favorite bar in the world is on the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip, and was built around 1722. It… Continue reading Top Ten Things I Learned in New Orleans