I beat my husband the other night. I couldn’t help it, he asked for it. “I’m tired of playing games,” I said. “How much more do you think you can take?” “Come on,” he coaxed. “Just one more round of Battleship.” He shouldn’t have pushed me like that. After the third beating he … [Read more...]

Recently I came across an ad in my university’s newspaper that read, “WRITER WANTED.” I was determined to get the job. Since a very young age I’ve dreamt of becoming a world-class journalist, and I saw this opportunity as the perfect springboard to launch my journalistic … [Read more...]

The top 5 reasons why I’m going to have a martini tonight. 1. During afternoon centers Jack didn’t make it to the bathroom in time and peed all over himself, the floor and part of the wall. Then, after we ran to get the change of clothes, extra socks and undies from the nurse, … [Read more...]

Star Wars is fantastic for little boys. Or so I thought. Wholesome, teaches good values, what could be wrong with Star Wars? It seemed that of the many things my seven year old son could be obsessed with, this particular saga was a gem. It has it all- good vs. evil (evil may look … [Read more...]

Unless you live way out in the woods like me, tending to barrels of sour mash whiskey in 55-gallon drums, you’ve probably noticed a lot of talk about this trashed economy, and various health care issues. I was out jogging the other day (running from G-men) when a brilliant … [Read more...]