What’s In a Name?

I'm not lying. Not kidding. Not exaggerating. May a lightning bolt come down from the sky this very minute if I'm even treading near untruth. There's a girl at my local Kmart whose name is Marijuanna. I noticed it immediately as it was displayed for all to see on her...

Patio Sets

Spring is (finally) upon us. If your neck of the woods is anything like mine, you've been mired in unusually cold, unusually precipitous weather…and you're pretty darn sick of it. Waiting for the sunshine and some outdoor living can't come soon enough! With spring...

Security and TV Upgrades

Depending on where you live, home security can be a serious concern. We live in a generally lovely, crime-free neighborhood, but still had a very expensive package stolen right off our porch. Unfortunately, these days, most of us can use a good security system. The...

The Streaker and the Missionary

When we lived in Indiana—waaaay back during the Cretaceous Period when my husband was in graduate school and I was a marketing rep for WordPerfect Corporation—we sublet our basement to LDS missionaries. The people before us had had an open door policy and let the...

What would you pull a ‘Rip Van Winkle’ for?

Rip Van Winkle got so tied up in what he was doing (not sure if it was sleeping, hunting, bowling, or just traipsing through the woods) that it caused him to lose track of time and re-enter his life years later, nearly forgotten by those he loved. Certain activities...