This Valentine’s Day, Oh Poo!
If you trace the origins of Valentine’s Day, you won’t find a pretty picture. One legend claims that a Roman priest named Valentine was executed
January 26, 2018 No Comments
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My Resolution? Avoid Clichés Like the Plague
It’s now or never. There’s no better time than the present to make a New Year’s resolution. This will take nerves of steel but for
December 26, 2017 No Comments
Good Intentions, Bad Gifts
What’s the worst gift you ever received? Is it hard for everyone to open a bad Christmas gift and pretend to be excited? I’ll never
December 4, 2017 1 Comment
My GPS has PMS
I need more direction in life. I’m not talking about spiritual, relationship or career guidance but actual direction, as in navigating from point A to B. My problem is
November 12, 2017 No Comments
Stop Confusing Your Pumpkins
I can’t understand the rationale behind applying special Halloween make-up and then dunking your head in a tub of communal water, all for the prize
October 24, 2017 No Comments
You Throw Salt, I’ll Knock on Wood
Friday the 13th is one unlucky day for women. A study in the American Journal of Psychiatry revealed that women have a higher than 60%
October 11, 2017 No Comments
Copy That, Crispy Chicken Lady
Once upon a dance floor I partied late into the night, and I garnered the occasional nickname. Sometimes I was called Peaches, and for a brief period I was
September 24, 2017 4 Comments
Catch the Wave!
I like ladybugs as much as the next person. Finding one inside your home is said to be a sign of good luck. But I
September 14, 2017 No Comments
Super Bug? Meet Super Traveler
When I started traveling in my teens, half of my luggage contained beauty products – bulky hot rollers, make-up by the bucket and a spectrum
September 3, 2017 1 Comment
Can You Hear Me Now?
Listening is an under-rated art form. There’s a wise saying that people should listen twice as much as they talk, considering they have two ears
August 24, 2017 1 Comment
When Wooden Vultures Rule
Summer is a time to enjoy Farmer’s Markets, water sports and local festivals. It’s also a chance to celebrate an activity synonymous with fun – setting up your lawn ornaments. While
August 5, 2017 No Comments
Married to Bear Grylls? Build Up Your Muscles
The British adventurer from Running Wild with Bear Grylls has some nifty one-liners: “Life is an adventure – live it” and “If you risk nothing,
July 29, 2017 No Comments
Winning Loser? Avoid Las Vegas
I suffer from an anatomical shortfall: I was born without the lucky bone. Like the inert patient in the game Operation, I’m stuck with a
July 22, 2017 1 Comment
My Bikini Drove Me to the Gym
I finally did it – I joined a gym. Years had passed since my last exercise regime, so it was time to quit stalling. My
July 15, 2017 1 Comment
Cracked Bottoms & Missing Heads
You’ve heard this before: one person’s junk is another’s treasure. I’d hoped to find some serious pickings when Paul and I traveled to an advertised
July 8, 2017 No Comments
Slow Down & Smell the Borscht
My friend gave me a book entitled In Praise of Slow by Carl Honoré. The author investigates the phenomenon of slow living – slow food,
June 30, 2017 No Comments
Stop Cluttering My Mind
There’s a lot of chatter about clutter. The subject is explored on talk shows and dissected in “how-to avoid it” articles. When I spent the day helping a friend
June 23, 2017 No Comments
Bear Facts on Bikinis
Some believe that life imitates art. For me, life imitates news. I read a piece on the myriad of distractions that drivers face on today’s roads.
June 19, 2017 No Comments
Don’t Sniff It on Father’s Day
My father’s primary loves were his family, his pets and his television store, in varying order. No doubt that love toggled, depending on which source
June 15, 2017 No Comments
High Sticking with Goldfinger
In my early twenties I accepted a date with a man I met in a night club. He owned a major business and I recognized
June 10, 2017 No Comments
Push-Up Bra under a Spruce Goose
Missions. We all have them. Some of us are driven to distraction by them. Howard Hughes is a perfect example of a man with missions. When
June 2, 2017 No Comments
Hula Girl Chucks Her Chastity Belt
I’m in the mood for another stagette. At my last, the highlight prop of the eve was a metal chastity belt for the betrothed. This locking chain device
May 26, 2017 No Comments
Beware the Grammar Slammer
Here’s a frightening thought – grammar is a window into your soul. It’s not what you say as much as how you say it. And it’s not only what
May 19, 2017 No Comments
My Beer is Child-Lite
I don’t want children. My decision is not for physical or political reasons, or because I had a rotten childhood. It’s simply a personal decision.
May 14, 2017 No Comments
Mother’s Day Guns & Ammo
With Mother’s Day this Sunday, all of you children – and you know who you are – should honor your mothers. If you don’t want
May 12, 2017 2 Comments
Caved In
“He’s not waking, should we get him to Emerg?” a nurse asked. “No, he hasn’t seized,” said another. “Give him a minute.” Emerg? Seized? I
May 6, 2017 No Comments
Real Dogs
I like to attend an occasional Kennel Club show, not because I prefer purebreds but because I marvel at how people fuss over their canines.
May 2, 2017 No Comments
Hear Me Flush
There are days when I crave a simple life, one that features a scenic stroll or laughing with my favorite people over wine and food.
May 1, 2017 No Comments
Octopus Boy Rocks
The announcer referred to the winner as an American hero. “The game is immaculate,” he said. “It’s the game of the people, and it’s the
April 30, 2017 No Comments
Feng Shui, Meet My Dragon
Feng shui = wind + water. Feng shui = the Chinese art or practice of positioning objects, especially buildings and furniture, based on a belief in
April 30, 2017 No Comments
