New faces at the kids’ table
I am proud - if a bit startled - to report that my younger cousin brought her own baby to Thanksgiving dinner this year.
Money talks: I just don’t speak the language
Obviously, I am failing to see the big picture, money wise, and for this (and my being a writer - a career path which ranks slightly lower than illegal alien bus boy in terms of financial success), I'm unlikely to ever be obscenely, or even G-ratedly, rich.
Out of the closet: It’s us against our stuff
I think I want to move.
Oh sure, I love the house, the property, the neighborhood, and the schools. All our friends are here and the dogs finally learned how to strew the trash about the yard in the most efficient manner.
Pillow talk: In pursuit of bedded bliss
I had no idea so much was riding on my mattress.
That is, until the down comforter on our bed sprang a leak.
Daylight saved is daylight earned
Ask any three adults you know, I'm talking even the brilliant, highly educated ones. The ones who can't even match their shoes or tuck in their shirts, they are that smart.
Speaking out on verbal abuse
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me?
Speak for yourself pal. Words, when abused, give me a screaming headache.
Gift anxiety: Present and accounted for
Let me be the first to gleefully - and with a certain amount of malice - point out to you that there are only 63 shopping days left until Christmas.
Adding insult to incarceration
Talk about adding insult to incarceration.
Martha Stewart has been sentenced to serve her time at the federal prison in Alderson, W.
Sticks, stones and sharp words
(Authors note: Names and locations have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent and any resemblance to anyone living or annoying is purely coincidental.
Storms of stupidity
There has been a lot of talk lately about how any number of things are making Americans look bad.
Reality TV, bare midriffs in church, our lack of respect for other cultures, and the presidential election just to name a few.
