What drives somebody to choose a certain name for their new little bundle of joy? This day and age it seems to be an ongoing contest of “who can come up with the most abstract baby name?” Celebrities have set the bar pretty high giving their kids names like Apple, Puma, Banjo, and Alcamy. I…
In July my family is going to my aunt’s beach house for a week or so. We are honoring my grandfather on his birthday, and it will also be the first time we have all gathered since Timmy’s death. This morning I woke up thinking about the beach trip and had images go flying through…
After my internship at Dolphin Research Center in late 2007, I had the opportunity to do another internship at Dolphins Plus in Key Largo. It was really neat to see how very different two dolphin facilities can be. My favorite thing about Dolphins Plus was that they were much more relaxed than the Research Center…
Went to the baseball game today in Winston Salem. It was really hot but we had a great time! As always I played paparazzi and took tons of pictures of Max.
I tend to attract strange people. Not just the “that person is unique/different” strange, more of the “oh that man is probably going to follow me home and make a lampshade out of my flesh” strange. I haven’t had many stalker-situations in the past few years due to my serious relationship, but they still tend…
I am reading a book right now called “House Rules.” It is a memoir of a girl named Rachel who had a verbally and mentally abusive father. It is a fascinating book, but so sad. It’s the kind of book that makes me want to do research to find out her fathers name, track down…
Jesus Camp is a documentary that came out in 2006. It follows an Evangelical Church as they take their youth group to a summer camp to teach them about witnessing to non-Christians. I have never watched the film until this past week because I wasn’t sure if I would be offended by it. When I…
Today I have been thinking about pet-peeves. I have a lot of them. I don’t know if a lot of things just simply annoy me or if most of my pet-peeves are justified. Maybe there are universal things that are just plain annoying! I’ve been getting easily frustrated with co-workers lately so I feel like…
So about the title, I’m serious. I’m pretty sure you will not enjoy this post unless you 1. Have eczema yourself. 2. Are my mother 3. Have a random hatred for gluten. There have been a lot of studies that show that gluten actually makes allergies/eczema/asthma worse. I have read a lot of them and…
If you know me then you know my passion for animals. I am also extremely allergic to animals. Ohhhh the cruel irony. I have found one type of animal with fur that I’m not allergic to–sea lions! And dolphins? No reaction! I moved to the Florida Keys in late 2007 to intern at the Dolphin…
The Other Courtney 