Friday, May 31, 2013

Ten Reasons Why I'm So Incredibly Fascinating.



  In no particular order.

  1. I can wiggle my ears

  1. Howard, a member in our long line of cats, used to pee in the toilet.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Child Endangerment


          It’s a miracle my kids are here today; they missed many of the health and safety measures that shield today’s youth. But it’s not like I didn’t try to protect them.
 Rather than allowing her to fling herself down the cellar stairs,

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Bad Language




 

I try not to perpetuate the image: I’ve never worn my hair in a bun, never mind stuck a pencil through one.
I can also proudly say that I’ve never rapped anyone on the knuckles with a ruler, although I’ve been sorely tempted.  I also don’t correct other people’s grammar.  Okay, occasionally my husband, who you’ve gotta admit, according to the playbook of marriage is fair game.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Finding Mid-life



 
"Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next."            
               Gilda Radner

We were out to dinner with friends the other night and before we left,we gathered in the parking lot to admire the gentleman's newest acquisition, a mid-life crisis car. It truly was a classic example, candy-apple red, with only two seats of pale and welcoming leather.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

My brush with caffeine rage





In early April the news and YouTube were filled with the story of a young man and his paraplegic sister at Camp Pendleton who after a minor fender-bender were startled to  see a man standing next to their car screaming at them. Moments before,