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Spot Q went to the big fire hydrant in the sky today. She succumbs to the long battle of being a dog. Spot is preceded in death by every dog she knew. Mainly due to the fact she lived ten years beyond her life expectancy. In passing she is survived by her pack, alpha dog Carolyn, … [Read more...]
The paycheck I earned during my first few weeks in Hollywood wasn’t much — a small weekly stipend from Dick Clark Productions that barely covered my meager hot dog lunches. But I was proud nonetheless to be working “in the industry,” proud enough to skip the ATM and present it … [Read more...]
There’s a tragic cycle of parenting that carries from generation to generation that must be broken. It must stop with ours. It must stop now. I’m not talking about spanking, or free-will parenting, or planting your child in front of the tube to watch Sponge Bob while you sneak … [Read more...]
Recently a storm blew through Darke County that the local weather affiliates categorized as a land hurricane. Most would have called this storm a straight-line wind, possibly a tornado, or severe thunderstorm, but in rural Ohio we make up names for just about everything. Some … [Read more...]
“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t work on my cross-stitch in the car,” I wanted to know. My other half and I were leaving on a short trip. He shot me a look of disbelief. “You’re driving, remember?” “Oh, right.” He had a point. Cross-stitch sewing, as any hobby, can … [Read more...]