Has anyone else read (and enjoyed) Sharon Cullars’ The Object of Love? Check out my review if you have time.

Taking a minute to remember the troops amidst all the barbeque…

I’m blogging over at Access Romance today. Stop by if you have time.

Mothers of the world, have a happy, relaxed day full of love, laughter, and, hopefully, a few flowers and chocolates.

Kids of the world, have you called your mother yet?

My former friend, author Patricia Sargeant, has tagged me to blog about my eight random things.

*SIGH*

It’s not like I was BUSY or anything, Patricia. Not like I had anything I needed to get done today.

SHEESH.

So here are the rules:

1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about herself.
2. People who are tagged write a post about their own eight random things and post the rules.
3. At the end of the blog, the person has to tag eight people and post their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment and tell them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Okay? Okay. Here are my eight random things:

Ummm … thinking … thinking …

Oh, okay. Here we go:

1. I love to bake, especially cakes. Favorites: pound cake, Italian crème cake, and carrot cake.

2. I love to cook. Favorites: the Christmas Eve meal Angela cooked for Justus in Risk—beef tenderloin, green beans almondine, and these really great mashed potatoes with sour cream and cream cheese. And carrot cake.

3. I went through an O.J. Simpson obsession, and read all the books—including his ridiculous I Want to Tell You—before it was all said and done.

4. I love Prince. In high school, my father and I camped out all night outside the old Lazarus/Shillito’s to get tix for the Purple Rain tour. LOVE Prince.

5. My all-time pet-peave? People smacking/cracking gum. Drives me INSANE.

6. Here are some of the movies I always have to watch whenever they’re on TV, regardless of the fact that I have them on DVD:

a. Jaws;
b. Any of the Lord of the Rings trilogy;
c. The Godfather;
d. A Few Good Men;
e. Aliens;
f. Gone With the Wind; and
g. When Harry Met Sally.

7. I’m not real fond of spiders or heights.

8. My first car was a baby blue Honda Accord. Manual transmission. Don’t remember the year. LOVED that car.

Sooo … now my random eight duties are fulfilled, more or less. I’m not tagging eight more people because I don’t want that many people to hate me in one fell swoop. I know I’m breaking the rules. I sure hope the earth continues to spin on its axis anyway. *G*

And if you feel like mentioning a random fact about yourself, I’ll give away a copy of Just About Sex to a random commenter late today.

Today I’m blogging over at Muse, News about the continued plight of Paris Hilton. Stop by if you have time.

I know it’s been a while since I practiced law, so I thought I’d speak as a civilian with what I hope is a modicum of common sense. In the wake of Paris Hilton’s court date yesterday, during which she received a 45-day sentence in the pokey for a probation violation stemming from a DUI, I feel compelled to mention the following:

if you’re heading to court, and you want the court to look favorably upon you, it may not be a great idea to show up ten minutes late. It makes the judge a little tetchy, and makes you look like you think you’re above the law. Gets things off on the wrong foot.

Oh, and if the judge tells you to register for some program, like, say, an alcohol education program, you’re gonna want to register for it. And then, once you register, it’s probably a good idea to complete the program.

I’m just saying.