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I often wonder how some people end up with great jobs, like the guy who gets to name paints. Nepotism? Is there some clandestine paint-naming-dude dynasty on which Michael Moore needs to shine a spotlight? Or do you rise through the ranks, first naming those colored … [Read more...]
My dilemma began last Monday afternoon when my husband returned home from Lowes with three or four fruit trees in the back of his truck. For the last few evenings he has been hard at work in the backyard digging holes and planting. Now, I am not complaining about this because … [Read more...]
The Kid learned to ride a two-wheeler, and in the first week of practicing his new skill, he rode out in front of a car. Twice! I need to confess something. I am not a young mom. I did the Hollywood starlet thing. I gave birth to The Kid when I was in my “new twenties.” And … [Read more...]
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Rajneesh As I read this quote I screamed “YES!! THANK YOU!” Of course I was in a doctor’s office and should have kept … [Read more...]
Every word of the following cautionary tale is true. I know so because the cautioner texted the tale to me herself. (If you cannot believe a text, you cannot believe anything.) Many of you know the texter in question. Some of you are her neighbors and may wish, after reading the … [Read more...]