Book Reviews

If I Had A Jillion Dollars

Lori Duff Writes about how the world would be a better place if she only had a jillion dollars. I would make a fabulous rich person. I don’t mean merely…

Creature Comforts

When I was a little girl, I loved The Little House on the Prairie.  Both the book series, which I read about nine million times (though mostly the first two…

To Snooze or Not To Snooze?

I am a snoozer.   My husband is not.  He simply cannot understand my whole waking up in the morning system.  He doesn’t really have a system, so, well, I think I…

Smell Pollution

We won’t put up with noise pollution or other assaults on our senses.  Lori Duff Writes about why we put up with Smell Pollution. I’ve never been a real estate…

When Mummy Gets Sick: A Parenting Win

Moms aren’t allowed to get sick. Lori Duff Writes about how she went against the rules, got sick anyway, and ended up with a Parenting Win. I have no time…

Pedicures

I’m pretty sure there is a zoning ordinance in my area – possibly in the whole state, and possibly in parts beyond – that if you are building a strip…

Becoming a Man — Jacob’s Bar Mitzvah

Author’s Note:  On Saturday, October 25, 2014, my son became a Bar Mitzvah.  It is traditional for the Bar Mitzvah boy’s parents to say nice things about him to the…