About
My name is JoAnn Egan Neil and friends and enemies call me Jo.
I became a year older on November 7th, 2009. I can’t be more specific because that might limit my appeal and I’d like Daily Cup of Jo to appeal to everyone. Wait, scratch that. I’ll try my best not to be profane but those under 18 years of age should probably spend their time elsewhere, like in their rooms reading a book or studying for a test. However, if a child should stumble upon my site, they should immediately tell their parents and their parents’ friends or they might get in trouble, grounded or, worse yet, have their computer privileges taken away.
DailyCupofJo.com is like so many other blogs and yet completely different, because it’s mine. I have a lot to say and, because I’m a writer and a mom, there is often no one worthy around to say it to. My 10-year-old wants to hear as little from me as possible. The two younger ones just want me to pour them some milk. The dog wants her belly scratched 24/7, no questions asked, and my husband has a real job and no time for Andy Rooney-like musings such as “I feel as if Starbucks has turned their back on me by no longer brewing decaf throughout the day.” I love coffee but too much caffeine generally makes me talk incessantly while my hands quiver, so I’ve been a devout half-caff drinker for years. Sure, I could drink half cups of regular coffee, but the ritual of my full cup of Joe is important to me.
I digress. I had a birthday and an epiphany on November 7th and they turned out to be the same thing. I’M NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER and so I started a website because there’s a lot on my mind and it’s important to share. I promise there will be no navel gazing.
You want personal stuff? I live in Los Angeles with my husband. We have three daughters who, for the sake of this site, are named Goldie (the Oldie), Bun Bun (the middle one) and Miss T (not to be messed with). They all have very blonde hair so when we’re out together in our little neck of the woods, we’re like celebrities. People stare. We live in a shallow society.
I’ve been educated at fewer institutions than Sarah Palin, but mostly consider myself an autodidact, which is a word to use when you want people to think you’re self-taught (and pretentious).
I love football, dogs, cooking, autumn and winter, and all those other things Kevin Costner mentioned in that speech he made to Susan Sarandon in “Bull Durham”.
My site is a work in progress, which means it will only get better. Please check back every day for your DailyCupofJo.
And thanks.
Site looks awesome, Jo!
Wonderful site! Thank you for sharing, I’ll be checking in regularly!
Congratulations on your site, awesome as expected!!
Looking forward to my daily cup – and I’m a tea drinker…
Well I have been reading this blog since you started but just saw this page?!?! I so enjoy the site and look forward to hearing what you had to drink however I too am a tea drinker but pretend I’m drinking the latte. Thanks for talking to us.
Great job Jo! Mariellen just let me know about the site- it’s great! Good for you! I will enjoy keeping up with you better through your website. Congrats!!
You’re my hero for finishing that marathon and living to write about it while the rest of us spent the day cursing the detours on the Westside. I was actually driving east on San Vicente very late in the afternoon just after it reopened, and was moved to tears by a few people still headed to the finish line. A blind guy with a guide and a woman walking shoeless in the scariest socks I have ever seen, amongst them.
These are the people who deserve the medals. The dummies at our networks didn’t hang around long enough to interview them; much more interesting people than anyone from Kenya. Betya.
Hey! Wazzup with NO COMMENT on this site about SPAIN having won the World Cup for the first time EVER? It’s only the 2nd largest sporting event in the world, next to the olympics and one that billions are viewing. (Note: one site stated that number to be 26 billion viewers, which is an uber-enthusiastic guesstimate since there are only 6,697,254,041 humans on the planet, but it just goes to show you how VERY important this match was!)
Your ever-loving Spanish Señorita! (technically, I’m a Señora, but that sounds so serious!)
~Ant
Ant, what are you talking about? I mentioned the game in my Monday review. I watched with the 26 billion others (very funny) and enjoyed every moment. But let’s face it. We’re never going to be futbol fans in this country like the rest of the world because we have FOOTBALL, which starts their preseason in a short weeks! Woo hooo!
Jo