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Exasperated, he calls. The box will not fit inside his car. This is a van-sized mission. I must meet him in the parking lot of Home Depot. I turn off the JFK special on the History Channel. Yep. That’s a surefire holiday rouser, watching a bitter assassin stalk a … [Read more...]
All aboard the Train Wreck Express, a trip that begins with the twinkle in a three-year-old boys' eyes. If you're a parent, you've surely ridden this runaway train before. Usually the object that has enchanted the child is a toy. He wants it more than anything in the world. That … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Day is upon us. For many this day has become less about giving thanks and more about the food itself. The talk leading up to the holiday is usually about pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, and of course, the bird. In fact, it is common to hear people refer to … [Read more...]
American English as spoken in the USA has many regional variations. From northern Maine to southern Mississippi, natives speak differently. This article is a handy guide for visitors, American English students, and for us Midwesterners (who, as everyone in the Midwest knows, … [Read more...]
My parents are old. Well, my dad is anyway. He is a senior, which is age 55 and older. He is four years into his senior-ity at the ripe old age of 59. My mother, spring chicken that she is, is a tissue-tucked-into-the-arm-sleeve away at age 54. She too, though, will soon be a … [Read more...]