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Mr. Talky
I boarded the plane with the dread I always feel when required to sit next to strangers. Who will be next to me? Do they have the same hygiene standards…
Read MoreParticipation Awards Bingo
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup]As the school year winds down, we find ourselves joyfully celebrating our children’s successes and patiently celebrating the successes of the other children in their classes that we…
Read MoreSay Ahhh
It isn’t terribly pleasant when a doctor has me open up my mouth and say ahh so she can get a peek at my throat. I have a tendency to gag…
Read MoreTwenty-Five Years Later
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup]If you want to feel old, mark the passing of a quarter century since you’ve accomplished something. Such was how I felt when I walked into the room…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW — Why We Broke Up
Why We Broke Up I picked up Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler for kind of strange reasons, but then that’s why I pick up most books. I…
Read MoreJackfruit
My son and I have a rule, which is that every time we go to a grocery store, we pick some kind of food we’ve never had before and we…
Read MoreBook Review — The Table of Less Valued Knights
The Table of Less Valued Knights “The Table of Less Valued Knights” is written by Marie Phillips, who also wrote “Gods Behaving Badly.” This time, she takes her prodigious imagination…
Read MoreCultural Literacy and Terrible Old Television
I have a tendency to make obscure references, which don’t feel obscure to me, since they are based on things I’ve seen and remember. To me, the more things you…
Read MoreMother Knows Best
Mother Knows Best is a cliché for a reason. On average, given a wide margin of error, the standard deviation and other statistical considerations, I am right approximately 100% of…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW — Crash, Bang, Burn
Crash Bang Burn “Crash, Bang, Burn,” by K. Dawn Goodwin is the first fictional book by the author of the memoir “Until He Comes.” It follows Edie, a bible…
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