Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Sunday, May 19, 2019

When Will You Make an End?

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My daughter just had her braces removed and got to bang a gong at the end of the appointment. The gong is huge and hangs in the busy offic...
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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Tales of the Unexpected

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Sometimes a snappy retort is welcomed and sometimes, not so much. Sometimes what comes from a loved one's mouth in our time of need is n...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Laura Done Died

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For years I've had a love affair going with old-time radio. Shows like Suspense , The Jack Benny Program , Inner Sanctum Mysteries , You...
Sunday, December 31, 2017

Feeding the Christmas Beast

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I've had an epiphany: Christmas is a bit too commercialized, and some of us spend a bit too much. Christmas Beast, copyright, Teece...
Sunday, December 17, 2017

Giving Christmas the Old Heave-Ho-Ho-Ho

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Those of us who celebrate Christmas are coming down to the final turn with just eight days left until the big day. Or the big show. Or the “...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

Christmas Trees Aren't as Innocent as They Look

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Getting a Christmas tree up gets many of us down. It’s enough to make even the most placid souls ditch cutting down a tree in favor of cutti...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Rabbit Ears

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When I grew up in the sixties and seventies, we had about seven television channels, and switching around within them was a breeze. Today, T...
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Sunday, January 15, 2017

Due to Budget Constraints, No Sardines Will Be Purchased Until Tuesday

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I have a budget, which is big talk from someone without any money. But now that I have a budget, I'm counting on the money to follow.  ...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

The Long Arm of the Law

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What do Matt Dillon, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp and my mother have in common? Each could put the fear of God into any gunslinger, or in the c...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

Defending Facebook: My "Charmed" Life

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If Facebook gets you down, makes you feel your relationships, your family, your furniture, your holidays don't quite measure up, or if y...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

Imelda's Doghouse

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My dog, Hope keeps swiping my shoes and I have a theory as to why. I think it’s resentment over my refusal to buy her any shoes of her own....
Sunday, April 27, 2014

If Sr. Martha Was Right, My Kids Are a Real Snooze

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I am the parent of two of the brightest candles on the cake, two of the sharpest knives in the drawer, and two of brightest bulbs in the ma...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

How to Properly Socialize Your Infant

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Though we usually got along well in princip le, there could be a bit of head-butting between my former mother-in-law and me. When my daught...