When I was first a writer on the Wonderful World Wide Web (that’s what we called it way back then; it was a happier, less cynical time), I got all excited when I found out that our articles were going to be open to comments from readers. I may as well have been wearing […]
Getting Thongs Back on Your Feet Where They Belong
You have to give credit to the guy in charge of marketing the thong. It’s a public relations miracle that women are still buying them. I don’t know who he is (I’m certain, though, that it’s a he) but I hope he’s sitting on an island somewhere being served an umbrella drink by a […]
Christmas in September – But It’s a Dry September
It could be worse. We could be sending out this card. I’ve shared with you our practice of taking a family photo for our Christmas cards every year. It’s fun for the whole family. And by whole family I mean me. And by fun I mean not at all fun. Last year, you saw […]
Where Are My Reading Glasses?
No, really, that’s not just a title, I really want to know. Do you know where they are? Because I can’t find a single pair of them. For about the 10th time since I turned 40 and have had to rely on reading glasses to read stuff, I had a spontaneous disappearance of all […]
She’s Got a Permit and She’s Not Afraid to Use It
Attention road warriors on the way to the high school in the mornings: Just an FYI, the little black Prius that your normally see – you know, the one with the sign on it that says PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I WON’T MIND. JUST SWERVE ON IN THERE. CUT ME OFF, IT’S […]
Pop-Tarts Hit the Big Time
I love watching CNN early in the morning, while I’m packing my husband’s lunch and making coffee (and sometimes, I’ll admit, washing last night’s dinner dishes). I’m up pretty early, so sometimes I’m watching Anderson Cooper’s performance from the night before. Mostly I watch the skinny dark-haired girl who looks just like Cindy Decker, […]