What Doesn’t Kill You the First Time Deserves A Second Shot – Day 3
6:30 A.M. I’m guessing the character on the other end of the phone is Dopey, because this time nobody says anything after I pick up the receiver. Pluto, maybe, but I think [...]
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Who Wears Short Shorts?
It is oppressively hot right now. I’m okay with the smoldering and the sweating and the sunburn – but not the shorts. There are just some people better off [...]
Booty is in the Eye of the Beholder
I admit it was the “word” in the headline that made me look twice. The fact that it was being trumpeted by the New York Times piqued my curiosity further. I admit [...]
She’s Suing Over the Jello Too
We all make choices in life. And if our parents raised us right, we learn to accept the circumstances that result from our choices. But if our parents didn’t raise us [...]
Making Sure the Perfect Gift is Perfect
The other day I’m walking around the mall. I like to go to the mall and look. People, stores, anything to kill time. Faces pass by, mostly stay at home moms, retirees, [...]
Ain’t No Cure…
Ah summer, the time of year when birds chirp, bees buzz and water once again flows freely from that statue in my backyard of two naked Siamese twins riding a giant stone [...]
In the Red: Burned by Summer Economics
I have always looked forward to summer break. The kids are home all day, the pace is more relaxed, and I do not have to spend every single day glued to my minivan seat. [...]
Snakes Have Feelings Too, You Know!
Scientists call them herpetologists. I call them weirdos. People who watch snakes, study snakes and even — ick! — LIKE snakes all descend on Narcisse, Manitoba [...]
The Easiest Jobs in the World…
A lot of people tend to think that I have a pretty easy job, just sitting around making fun of things all day and getting paid to do it, but believe it or not, this writer is [...]
From the Public, For the Public…Online Edition
When you spend as much time on the Internet as I do, it kind of becomes sort of a second home, for better or for worse. Good days and bad days alike, there are always those [...]