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BOOK REVIEW — Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking

[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”hover”][/sg_popup] Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking People have been telling me to read “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World…

I Left You Alone for Ten Minutes Part 2

[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”onLoad”][/sg_popup] As you will recall from last week’s column, I left my husband alone for ten minutes at a street fair in South Carolina, 200 miles away from…

I Left You Alone for Ten Minutes

[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”onLoad”][/sg_popup]I didn’t grow up with pets.  My father has a basic contempt for any critter that doesn’t have the sense to be born a human being.  My mother…

Ode to Flannel Sheets

[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”onLoad”][/sg_popup] Ode to Flannel Sheets “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” And beauty occureth not without a good night’s sleep. Therefore without sleep, there is no truth, Only a…

U.S.S. Nightmare

[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”hover”][/sg_popup]I’m not a huge fan of scary things.  Probably because my day to day life is scary enough.  As a lawyer, I’m one of the first people that…

My Superpower

“If you could have any superpower, what would it be?” [sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”hover”][/sg_popup]Of course, I’m not going to get a superpower any time soon, but it’s an interesting question to…

Book Review — Bullspotting

[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”onLoad”][/sg_popup] Bullspotting: Finding Facts in the Age of Misinformation “Bullspotting” by Loren Collins is a book that attempts to hold a lens of hard, cold logic to an…

Cleanliness is Next to Impossible

The biggest problem with cleaning your house beyond a swipe with a paper towel is that you realize the level of filth you’ve been living in. There was a stain…

Blog Tour — Are You Still Kidding Me?

One of the best parts about being a part of the Erma Nation, that is, being a part of the fabulous group of women (and the handful of brave, brave…

Mean Spirited Jerk Faces

[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”onLoad”][/sg_popup]If you’ve been watching the news lately, or even been trying to avoid it, or occasionally taking a gander at Facebook or Twitter or your social media of…

Hangin’ with the Cool Kids

I have absolutely no idea how I birthed a girl who is so cool that, while she might have asked me what the homework was or to borrow a pencil…

Book Review — Naked, Drunk, and Writing

[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”onLoad”][/sg_popup] Naked, Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay Adair Lara’s “Naked, Drunk, and Writing” has become my go-to guide for…