Since electronic games weren’t in existence when I was growing up, my friends and I played a lot of board games. Some I loved (Life and Clue)… Read more “The tao of Candy Land”
Go ahead, kill the mom!
“You wouldn’t like it,” my son informed me when I asked him how he enjoyed the movie he’d just seen. I didn’t argue since I haven’t liked… Read more “Go ahead, kill the mom!”
Decisions, decisions
My husband came to a decision a few months ago. Actually, he came to his supposed last decision when he decided that he would no longer be… Read more “Decisions, decisions”
Passively-aggressively yours
I had a pretty big mental debate going on the other day as I tried to decide which was more passive-aggressive: not responding to emails or putting… Read more “Passively-aggressively yours”
Sugar and spice and everything…
I have a sneaking suspicion that most people look at me and think they see a nice middle-aged mom wearing stretch jeans from Walmart who drives an… Read more “Sugar and spice and everything…”
Thinking outside the box
I just saw a news story about a man who was visiting his son in jail and somehow got trapped in an apparently off-the-beaten- trail cell for… Read more “Thinking outside the box”
That’s entertainment?
Sometimes when I can’t sleep I lull myself into la-la land by pretending that I am going to give a dinner party. Instead of counting sheep I… Read more “That’s entertainment?”
Home Sweet Future Home
A new apartment complex was built not too far from our house, so my husband and I decided to drop in on the Grand Opening and check it… Read more “Home Sweet Future Home”
NOYDB
My father had a stock response whenever any of his offspring asked him a question about, well, you name it. “NOYDB,” he would reply which meant, of… Read more “NOYDB”
The 24 Hour Rule
Back in our younger days, I think it would be fair to describe both my husband and myself as fairly impulsive people. Not impulsive in an especially… Read more “The 24 Hour Rule”
