Columns

Only in the Movies: Part Two, The Sequel

Just when you thought it was safe to read my column again, I’ve done what should very rarely be attempted in the movies–the dreaded sequel. But don’t fear; I don’t expect this to turn into a George Lucas-like scenario with many sequels and prequels over a span of 30 years. Unless of course, I could […]

Your Dinner, Sir

Our dog, Riley, is one of the most laid-back, Type B, chillin’-like-a-villain pups that we’ve ever had. Except when it comes to his food. We feed our dogs twice a day—once in the morning and once around our dinner time. While his sister (through adoption, of course) Mae loves to eat, sometimes Riley seems like […]

Only in the Movies

As I write this, my husband and I are on Staycation. And during our Staycations (back when we first took them, they didn’t have a name—so we called them “We’re too broke to go away againcations”) we watch movies. Lots of them.  And one thing we’ve realized that there are many things done only in […]

Of Mice and Women

Mice—for being such little critters, they sure scare the heck out of a lot of people. I’ve never been scared of mice. Well, at least not in the way that they scare people in cartoons, where someone jumps on a chair screaming at the site of one. That said, I’m not too thrilled about them […]

Closing Time

My late Mom was a real trip. She was strong, kind, and funny.  She was also straight to the point, no BS, “tell it like it is.”  Luckily for me, I’ve inherited all that from her and more. But in this column, I’m going to focus on “telling it like it is.” People used to […]

Ant Man

My husband is a strong and brave man. Lots of things that bother me never seem to even phase him. Like a science experiment—that was once some sort of food—in our fridge. It doesn’t bother him at all. He just dumps it out and washes the goop from the storage container. Easy peasy. Or like […]