The Confessing Lunatic

I saw the title of this post somewhere. I confess...I thought it would make a good blog subject so as soon as I got home, I started this post. Unfortunately, it's sat there as a draft for a month now. I don't know why I feel compelled to complete this post or why it matters to me, but it does. I just can't bear to delete it. So, why do so many live in fear? Just look around you. There are signs everywhere warning us about this cancer or that bad food (hello, donuts) or the dangers of using the hairdryer while in the shower or bathtub. Some fear is good...a healthy respect for things that are dangerous is not necessarily a bad thing. Warnings such as don't touch the stove or you'll burn your hand; look both ways before crossing the street; and always wear clean underwear because you never know when you're going to get into an accident are ones to keep in mind. My warning to my children every time we visit a restroom is always wash your hands and NEVER tou...

I confess...I am hooked on The Amazing Race. If you're not familiar with this TV show, you can find it here . There are so many, many comparisons to life in this reality show that I don't really know where to start. Jim and I watch this together and talk about how we would run the race and not fight. We're convinced we could win because we wouldn't make the same mistakes the other teams have made. The object of the game is to work in two person teams to navigate through towns/cities/rural areas to find clues. There are times when the team has to work together to complete a task or other times when one member of the team must complete a task on their own. We have had so much fun watching this together. The people on this show say some of the funniest things...hence the title of this post. One team is a Goth couple, Kynt and Vxysin, that pride themselves on being different. In this last episode, the Goth team was performing a task where each had scale the side of a...