Kristina, my twelve year old daughter, had been anticipating this day for several years. Of course I am referring to the day Kristina bought her first pair of pointe shoes. After explaining to the sales clerk that we were there to buy Kristina’s first pair of pointe shoes the … [Read more...]

The waiting room is where you spend an inordinate amount of time waiting to see your doctor—ten times the amount of time spent talking with your doctor. There’s nothing to do in the waiting room. Cell phone use is prohibited. Why are the magazines always the same worn out, … [Read more...]

I don't know how to break it to those poor guys in California, but we are drowning in water back east. We have so much water that just this morning, I took a bubble bath just to watch the bubbles burst -- and create a few extra bubbles, too. Governor Brown declared a water … [Read more...]

  It is sad but probably accurate to say that many of you have never considered bathing in a washing machine.  You might wonder; “Can't I just bathe in a bath tub?”  Well gee that sounds fun!  Can we also watch paint dry and eat bran muffins for the rest of our … [Read more...]