"The dust kittens in my house are so big I’m fitting them for collars. I’ve considered a spay/neuter program for them, but unfortunately it requires regular use of long-handled tools with suction -- quite a chore. I deal with such matters an emergency basis. Every housekeeper, … [Read more...]

January. It’s the month we curl up with a cup of tea during dark and frigid winter nights, counting the hours until spring and the pounds we’ve put on over the last two months. Cheer up. In case you didn’t know it, there are still plenty of reasons to celebrate this … [Read more...]

“Hey dad, what’s the big T for?” I inquired at full voice upon entering church for a Christmas Eve service. Church was always tough for me. Even at the age of three I was questioning things. God and I have actually never run into each other there at all. Not to say we haven’t … [Read more...]

One night as I was stuck in Holiday gridlock, I looked up and saw a star. It was either that or the International Space Station, I’m not sure. It was pretty bright, though, compared to the red and green traffic lights I couldn’t seem to get through. The alleged star made me … [Read more...]

Even when not under the influence of Pez, as an easily excitable child of the Sixties I would spend the entire month of December levitating in hyperkinetic anticipation. No visions of sugarplums danced in my enterprising head. Instead, my brainwaves were inventorying the imagined … [Read more...]