"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." —Mark Twain
My mother Eileen died young, in her early 50s, but she lived long enough to see four of her five children marry and begin to have children of their own. I’m thinking of her today; I know my sisters are too. Happy Mothers’ Day, Mom. Of course Donna’s a mom too, and she heard from […]
Like most men and women these days, I use a multi-blade razor. Several months ago, sticker shock over the price of replacement brand-name blades drove me to generic store-brand blades, which were a lot cheaper. The trouble with the generics, though, was that I couldn’t rinse the whiskers out from between the blades, which became […]
That’s me after visiting my dermatologist Friday for another round of freezing and sloughing. They say women dislike the word “moist” . . . well, I dislike the word “slough,” which I associate with high school sex ed movies about menstruation. So there, I guess we’re even. I seem to be in touch with my […]
Hogging the fast lane Shopping at Piggly-Wiggly “My God, your bedroom is a sty!” Thinking nothing’s wrong with pork barrel spending Five little piggies on each foot Grunting “What smells?” Bringing home the bacon Favorite Muppets character: Miss Piggy Favorite Muppets skit: Pigs in Spaaaaace Hamming it up for the camera Poor table manners “Jesus, […]
. . . or maybe fun’s uncle. You know, the uncle they keep locked in the attic? Donna likes to watch NCIS. I like to watch reruns of The Office. Naturally, the shows are scheduled head to head. Time for TIVO. Comcast, our cable provider, offers DVR capability for $8.95 a month. So I called […]
Sharing a home office: Me: (at my computer, getting ready to write a blog entry). Donna: (at her computer) “Oh-kay . . .” Me: (waiting). Donna: “You know that thing?” Me: “Ummm.” Donna: (silence). Me: (trying to recapture the blog thought bubble). Donna: “That thing on the thing.” Me: “What thing on what thing?” Donna: […]
Our daughter moved back to Las Vegas last weekend, so now both our children (and our grandchildren) live there. Donna’s birthday is a month from now, so we’ll use that excuse to drive up for a long weekend to see how the kids are doing. I’m trying to get tickets to Bette Midler’s show at […]
This blog outgrew the WordPress default template it had been using, so I upgraded to a new one. Obviously, much has changed, but I think you’ll find the new blog easy to navigate and use. If you would like to comment or provide feedback on the new design, please leave a comment or contact me. […]