House hunting for dummies
Does there exist a blog, website, or even random street corner where people can meet to poke merciless fun at the people featured on...
Life’s too short for mindless chores
Matching up socks, I'm fairly sure, is a task they make you do repeatedly in hell. I used to carefully match and pair different...
The Tao of Taylor Swift
"This is life before you know who you're gonna be ... At Fifteen." -- Taylor Swift Apparently a recent column detailing the drama...
Where there’s smoke
All things considered, I think that the moment you are shouting "fire" is not likely to rank among your finest culinary accomplishments. Although you...
Beware the menace of the trees
I can’t live anywhere where the trees aren’t of voting age. It’s preferable that they could have possibly voted for Lincoln. I do love...
Mean, tweens and go-betweens
This nonsense about being a role model for youth is exhausting. Apparently, upon becoming a parent, you are supposed to set an example for...
Not-so-proud parenting
I think every parent has that moment when they think, proudly, "well THAT went well." For some it's compliments from others on their lovely...
Braving the not-so-great outdoors
Pity poor Chico the Chihuahua. Chico, three whole pounds of bruiser canine muscle (aka delicious morsel) was out with his owner last week when...
Setting new goals for 2011
By the time you read this the majority of New Year's resolutions will have been cast aside like old shoes. It takes roughly 21...
Why does January have to be a bear?
January is such an unlovable month. I'm sure there are people who embrace it with pure unbridled joy, I just haven't met any of...
