Posts by perri-wpguy-loriduff

I’m a crafty kind of gal, though one of the things I can’t really do is sew.  I wanted to learn, though, and so about twenty-five years ago, my mother…

Given that I am fifty-four years old, I’m only middle aged if I live to a hundred and eight which is possible but is also highly unlikely.  None of my…

I’m convinced that we’ve reached a point in American society where the goal is to out-nasty everyone else.  In between updates on my friends lives and videos of dogs making…

I spent a good hour in customer service purgatory the other day. The guy at the other end was super nice and tried very hard to be helpful, but he…

One of the jokes I tell too often, still expecting a laugh is: “I’d rather get a root canal than be doing” whatever it is than I am currently doing. …

Nice is, well, nice, but sometimes it honestly doesn’t get the job done. “Why don’t you sit down for a moment?” “Why don’t you let me do that?” “You’ve been…

My dog, Lincoln, seems to have a sense for when I want[1] to get up.  I might be on the sofa, and as soon as my weight shifts he hops…

I have lived in the south for the vast majority of my life, but I do not consider myself a native southerner.  There are many things that I love about…

I first published this years ago. I was nervous about it, given the conservative values of the community I live in. I’m happy (proud?) to say that the response was…

I have a friend who, for purposes of this story, we will call Mandi.  Mandi and her office friends treat themselves, from time to time, to Starbucks.  One of them…