It’s been a while since I went all old-fogey and talked about growing up in Hubbard in the real-live version of That ‘70s Show. So it’s time we talked about decorating lockers. In my high school, on the day of a basketball game, the players would get their lockers decorated. This task fell to a […]
I Poked the Knitters’ Nest
Boy, I’ve really stepped in it this time. A word to the wise, or maybe it should be a word from the wise: Don’t mess with knitters. A couple hundred women are angry about my blog post last December, which suggested that knitting in public makes one look like a homely spinster. Come on, people, […]
The Perfect Wedding Gift Can Make Margaritas
Criminy. Buying a wedding gift is so much more complicated than it needs to be. Back when I and my friends were getting married, you couldn’t go wrong with dishtowels for the bridal shower and bath towels for the wedding. It was easy for the buyer and guaranteed dryness for the newlyweds. A win […]
The Art of Pre-Gifting
My mother was a wonderful woman. A saint. So honest, she wouldn’t use a pen at work to write a note for something non-work-related without reimbursing for the ink that she used. Nice to everyone. Rarely got upset and never got really angry. Saw the good in everything and everybody. All of my mother’s […]
Fun With Mascots
When I was little, my sister Pam was the mascot for the junior high basketball team. She was part of the cheerleading squad, except while the cheerleaders wore those tiny pleated skirts and matching sleeveless wool tops, Pam got to wear corduroy culottes, a sweater and a giant cardboard Eagle head.It doesn’t seem right […]
Con-grad-ulations on Your Grad-uation
I’m not going to say one single snarky thing about my daughter’s graduation ceremony this morning. Even though the diploma is sitting on my kitchen counter right now, I still fear her guidance counselor’s powers. It still might not be safe to diss the high school, because they could reach out from the alumna-grave […]