http://lindalatta.com/blog Whole Latta Writin' Going On! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:30:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My son, Matthew, noticed a photo of a friend on Facebook.  "How do you know Aunt Angela?," he questioned.   "I went to school with her," I answered.  Quite surprised, he responded, "Really?"  "Yes, why?," I asked.  He wanted to know, "Does she take Botox?"  Starting to get annoyed with ... http://lindalatta.com/blog/?p=297 It's not fair that 8 years have passed. On 9/11, our country was knocked to its knees in grief. We were humbled. Let's be that way all the time...well without the grief. As Michael Franti would sing, "Don't let your love be so confidential." http://lindalatta.com/blog/?p=296 As I studied Shideawords tonight, I was able to clearly see the true definition of infinity.  I invite you to visit the Shideawords website to take in the artwork, search for words and order a pair of custom made jeans.   I can't wait to see mine.  I selected 3 ... http://lindalatta.com/blog/?p=293    I was standing in line at Starbucks when I overheard one of the Harley dudes talking to a young woman behind me. The Starbucks near my house has patio tables outside where customers can smoke and get their Chai on. Every day without fail a group of ... http://lindalatta.com/blog/?p=290 Today I learned that my good friend was going for a tattoo consultation.  She told me recently what she wanted to get inked on her bikini area and the reasons why.  She is honoring her fit, lean body with a symbol that is near and dear to her heart.  ... http://lindalatta.com/blog/?p=287 I was born on May 5th in the suburbs of Philadelphia far, far away from any Cinco de Mayo celebrations.  And even though Californians and Mexicans have been celebrating it since 1863, the year after the Mexican army defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla, I’d never heard of ... http://lindalatta.com/blog/?p=286 "Enjoy everything, need nothing." http://lindalatta.com/blog/?p=284 Charlene Ross' Blog on skirt!  asks the question, should we pay our children for good grades?  I believe in praising not only children but anyone who does a good job.  Positive reinforcement; reinforcing positive behavior, by definition can't be negative.  A few weeks ago when Matthew brought home an excellent ... http://lindalatta.com/blog/?p=282 I wasn't surprised to find a call tag on my doorknob that read, "Sorry, you were out when truck called."  I wasn't supposed to be home but I agreed to have a pile of goods at the end of my driveway for the charity truck.  A pile of too small, ... http://lindalatta.com/blog/?p=280 A very interesting thing happened this week on the “Biggest Loser.”  An eliminated contestant had the opportunity to return to the ranch.  There was a weigh-in and the person who lost the most weight at home was able to come back into the competition.  Nicole, who was eliminated ... http://lindalatta.com/blog/?p=278