SOUNDING OFF
Sounding Off

A 4TH OF JULY TO REMEMBER

The Savvy Old Lady and The Crabby Old Guy spend a memorable 4th of July on a US Marine base.<< MORE >>

CALL ME IF YOU NEED ME?

The Savvy Old Lady speaks out on the need for leadership in the McCain and Obama Presidental race.<< MORE >>

A NEW FORM OF TERROR…FLYING DURING THE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

Read how The Savvy Old Lady almost went flying at the Atlanta airport and that's without a plane.<< MORE >>

YEEHAW! HOWDY YA’LL…HELLO MA’AM

(A NEWCOMER’S PERCEPTION OF NASHVILLE)

After living in several major cities and traveling on three continents the last words I wanted to hear were “Honey, we’re moving to Nashville, Tenn.”   In my mind this was only one step up from a move to Nome, Alaska.  I’ll preface this little story with the fact that I was raised in Virginia for part of my formative years and then I was whisked away by my parents to live in New York City.  Yep, The Big Apple, probably the most cosmopolitan city in the world.  Most New Yorkers consider living anywhere other than a ...

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DO YOU LIVE IN WHOVILLE?

The Savvy Old Lady speaks out about the Grinches in America who want to replace Christmas with a "winter festival" theme.<< MORE >>

YA"LL COME!!!

The Savvy Old Lady is branching out! In addition to her popular cruise TravelBlogs she will now be posting land based TravelBlogs. This first in the series also introduces Savvy’s new BlogPartner , The New York Hat Lady ©. This fine lady is an expert in fine gem stones and she has teamed up with Savvy to help you make savvy selections at all of those fabulous jewelry stores around the world (Note to The Crabby Old Guy, Watch your wallet!). There are a couple of more pleasant surprises from Savvy in this blog so read on…. << MORE >>

You Can Make A Difference; Yah, But...!

I don’t know anybody who says, "I just want to exist". We all go through life trying to make a difference. From time to time most of us try hard to have a significant impact, do great things or be involved in life changing events. But many times we miss the small opportunities to extend a kindness, be thoughtful or just listen. The little things that can slip through the hours of our day often times are the ones that can make a difference. << MORE >>

MOTHER-IN-LAW BLUES

Being a Savvy Mother-In-Law takes a bit of work. And sometimes, no matter how hard you try things go wrong. Here is a tale of how I managed to try my hardest to impress "The Serious Girlfriend" and almost caused an "international incident".<< MORE >>

The Bus

A brief but powerful and heartrending story of how The Savvy Old Lady came to see that some events of our lives seem to repeat over and over again and witnessed the bravery of one of her children. << MORE >>

The "Look At Me! Generation"... Paris Hilton, Brittany Spears and Other 21st Century “Role Models”

Young adults idolize the Paris Hiltons and Brittany Spears media darlings..they are The Look At Me Generation, who do outrageous things for attention. What should the now God-Witnessing Paris Hilton do with her Million Dollar interview fee? The Savvy Old Lady has a suggestion....<< MORE >>