Have Fun! Get Published! Win Cash Prizes! ™
(Excerpted from “Ironing Board Chronicles”) In 1957 our family bought a historical house, which had a grand chimney in the kitchen. Mom had the chimney removed because it was a nuisance. The top of the chimney went through the kitchen ceiling and then the floor of Mothers … [Read more...]
Have you ever been to the doctor’s office and experienced visits like this with your doctor? “You may experience some discomfort.” Translation: Get ready for some excruciating pain, Unbearable discomfort, and jaw jarring agony. “This medicine has very few side effects. It is … [Read more...]
I read most of Barbara Ehrenreich’s book Nickel and Dimed: on (not) getting by in America a few months ago. I didn’t finish it because it was depressing and hit a little too close to home. In it, she details the stupid questions employers ask when applying or interviewing for a … [Read more...]
I recently stunned my wife by volunteering to go to the grocery store for her. I wanted to help (and really wanted to try pushing my own cart for once). I noticed that some shoppers will forego the shopping cart and grab the hand basket. This is a mistake. No matter how few … [Read more...]
I got My Husband the Engineer an iPhone for Christmas, figuring he could be the guinea pig and learn it before my Raspberry (aka Blackberry to those with more patience than I) broke and I was forced to adapt. He got even — he got me an iPad. To give a fully activated cell phone … [Read more...]