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The Scorpion Slayer
I was puttering around, as I do on weekend mornings when I don’t have plans. Suddenly my daughter started screaming, “MOM! MOM! MOM!” in a manner which indicated that perhaps…
Book Review: She’s a Keeper!
Some people are just fun to sit around and have a glass of wine with. Or beer. Or sweet tea. Lee St. John is one of them. Reading “She’s a…
Larry, Phil, and the Boob Cup
What made Phil decide to sell a boob cup? Who is this Phil guy anyway? Once upon a time I found myself on the boardwalk of Atlantic City, New Jersey. …
True Remorse
No One Knows True Remorse Like a Dog My dog, Lincoln, knows a handful of words and commands like “Sit” and “Wait” and “Breakfast” and “Treat.” He’s smart enough to…
Twisted Family Values — Book Review and Author Q&A
Twisted Family Values by V.C. Chickering is a sexy gem of a book that spans generations without ever taking itself too seriously. The book travels across decades, going from the…
Up In Smoke
For the most part – and I get that this makes me fortunate and privileged – I am well insured enough that a well-placed lightning bolt to a particularly flammable…
Metaphorical Filters
For purposes of writing this article, I just did a search and learned that one should change one’s air conditioning filter in one’s home anywhere from every 30-90 days, depending…
Alpha Mom
I will grant you that we aren’t the best dog owners on the planet. I do not mean that we abuse our dog. Not in any way. If anything, he’s…
Hope for Humanity
Every once in a while,[1] I find myself getting down on the fate of humanity. If you need any proof of the state of man’s unkindness to fellow man, just…
Jerk Jerk
We live, so it seems, in bubbles and behind glass screens. They may be computer screens, or phone screens, or the windshields of our cars, but no matter what there…
