Life is full of surprises: Enjoy the good ones
I have always prided myself on being the smart, savvy sort. The type that no one can “put one over on.” The type to...
The stick as a toy is a hard(wood) sell
Proving yet again even my dog is more forward thinking than I, the stick has recently been inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame....
Confessions of true concession stand junkies
There is nothing in life my family loves so much as a $2 hot dog. Although, if truth be known, a $3 hot dog...
Priorities are set in feet — and yards
It has come to my attention that when I shared a photo of our head dog, Ace, with my blog readers recently, I may...
HSM empire costs parents plenty
We, as human beings, tend to have a penchant for things that are bad for us. Twinkies, camping and advertisements for any food product...
Back to the future: An adventure in fifth grade
You know that nightmare we've all had where you suddenly find yourself back in school? Perhaps something has happened and it has come...
Dogs, logs and crackers
My daughter is standing before me, crying. She is also limping and dragging her foot in a way that implies she might, in fact,...
The stranger in school photographs
I thought we had a deal, fifth grade and I. I had accepted our school district puts fifth graders -- mere infants -- into...
Parenting for dummies
I normally make it a hard and fast rule not to make fun of other writers. I mean, it's hard, this writing gig, and...
Back seat research drives the obvious conclusions
From time to time, Farm and Dairy's esteemed editor -- in what is probably a vain attempt to stave off yet another inevitable column...
