Why my wife will never allow me a Freebie List
There is an amusing tradition amongst spouses that each can create a Freebie List of people who they are allowed to date in the event that the opportunity ever presents…
Tough to be a woman. Impossible to live without women.
I just overheard a phone call that expresses the essence of man and woman. Wife’s friend wants to have lunch with her and her husband. From what I can glean,…
Stop wasting oxygen
I don’t understand these people who enjoy people-watching. Are these lunatics trying to tell me that they like to spend their time watching unattractive and ordinary people walk through airports,…
GAME CHANGE’s alliteration not quite music to my ears
I’m listening to Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s GAME CHANGE, the insider account of the 2008 election, and I’m enjoying it quite a bit. But the amount of alliteration that…
Just because we’re accustomed to seeing it doesn’t make it any less ridiculous
At first I thought that The Persuader, a handbag for the “girl on the move,” was a little silly, even if the clip doubles as a cell phone holder. Then…
Heroic me
Last month, a groom told me on his wedding day that he considers me his hero and role model, based upon information about my life that he recently learned, and…
In praise of community college
In the past fifteen years, I have attended four institutions of higher learning. These have included a community college, a traditional, four-year university, an all-women’s college, and an online university,…
Three little old ladies talking about me
I was eating an Egg McMuffin in McDonald’s this morning. My headphones were still on, but I had paused the recording in order to read the paper. As I ate,…
BEST GIFT EVER
I just gave my wife the super-romantic, best Valentine's gift of all time: $250 in cash and a belly dancing kit, including a book, CD, and two sets of brass…
Brilliant band names
Bon Jovi and Van Halen are ingenious band names. Both names are derived from the last names of the founding members of the bands (Jon Bon Jovi and Eddie and…
