Gift anxiety: Present and accounted for
Let me be the first to gleefully - and with a certain amount of malice - point out to you that there are only 63 shopping days left until Christmas.
Adding insult to incarceration
Talk about adding insult to incarceration.
Martha Stewart has been sentenced to serve her time at the federal prison in Alderson, W.
Sticks, stones and sharp words
(Authors note: Names and locations have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent and any resemblance to anyone living or annoying is purely coincidental.
Storms of stupidity
There has been a lot of talk lately about how any number of things are making Americans look bad.
Reality TV, bare midriffs in church, our lack of respect for other cultures, and the presidential election just to name a few.
Give me ketchup or give me death
I often dreamed that once I packed my youngest child off to kindergarten, I would be free to indulge in some "me" time and become one of the much heralded "ladies who lunch.
True confessions of a First World girl
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. Recently, my electronic planner froze up, causing me lose track of every appointment, assignment, and crucial coffee date I may have scheduled for the next six weeks.
Life Out Loud: Replaced, rejected, retired
The most dedicated servant is always the last to see the layoff coming.
One minute, you think you have the utmost in job security.
Celebrity wedding survival guide
Traditionalists who believe that marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman are undoubtedly heartened by the knowledge that America's reigning queen of overexposed celebrity, Jennifer Lopez, walked down the aisle this summer for the third time.
Pride and prejudice: Geography as destiny
In the heartland of this great nation, we've apparently all entered the Witness Protection Program. Our exact locations must remain a closely guarded secret.
Back to school has mom losing her cool
It seems that our nation's retailers and I have come to a complete and utter impasse as to what "back to school" entails.
