There’s a saying that says: if you can read, you can cook. I believed that for many years. After all, I could read and I could also… Read more “Just because you can read doesn’t mean you can cook”
Calling the Fashion Police
There’s a cartoon circulating on social media that shows a middle-aged woman holding a gun on her middle-aged husband. The husband is wearing plaid shorts, a Hawaiian… Read more “Calling the Fashion Police”
Daddy was a cheapskate
To say that my dad was a tightwad and my mom was a spendthrift is a little bit like saying the sun is hot and the moon… Read more “Daddy was a cheapskate”
The last 600 yards are the longest
While I know that a healthy body is an important part of a healthy mindset, try as I might I’ve never quite been able to square how… Read more “The last 600 yards are the longest”
You really CAN save French toast!
One of my favorite movie quotes is from the 1980 film “Ordinary People,” Robert Redford’s directorial debut about a suburban Chicago family going through some very dark… Read more “You really CAN save French toast!”
Fish Bite Toe Me
“Four billion brains and every single one is different.” My father made that statement whenever anyone did something in not quite the same way he might have… Read more “Fish Bite Toe Me”
Good girls just wanna be bad
I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about politics or global warming or anything else remotely relevant to today’s world. Why get depressed over things I… Read more “Good girls just wanna be bad”
Little metal houses for you and me. Well, really only for me.
My husband and I bought a new house today. A two story Colonial with three bedrooms, two fireplaces and a very sharp rec room complete with a… Read more “Little metal houses for you and me. Well, really only for me.”
Where Have You Gone, Marcus Welby?
Being a child of the 1960’s, I know television messed with my head in ways that I will probably never be able to truly fathom. The tail… Read more “Where Have You Gone, Marcus Welby?”
The First Gift Given
It wasn’t until the movie “10” came out in 1979 that the previously fairly subtle system of men rating women’s looks by assigning them a number from… Read more “The First Gift Given”
