"When did barbers become hair stylists?" I asked my wife as she planned how I would spend my Saturday. "Oh, about the same time you bought that shirt you're wearing." "What's wrong with this shirt? It still fits and it's only frayed on the bottom." I could see her considering … [Read more...]

It's probably safe to say women are more obsessed with their personal bags than men are. Just look at the marketplace. Men have three to five styles of wallets that are all about $20; women have a gazillion variety of handbags, pocketbooks, satchels, and clutches that range from … [Read more...]

The author Robert Fulghum wrote of learning everything he needed to know in kindergarten – a process that certainly must have produced one ignorant person. The essence of life is not bound within finger paints, afternoon naps, the ABC’s song or picture books boasting barnyard … [Read more...]

When I first started dating my husband I noticed his cabinets were filled with boxes of macaroni and cheese. Like he won the mac & cheese lotto. My kind of guy. My kind of cooking: open the box, throw into boiling water and eat. I knew it was a match made in heaven. I … [Read more...]

After two days of 90-degree sticky July weather in New York City, a thunderstorm was on the verge of breaking. Eager for the storm to begin, I headed over to my bedroom window when I heard some rolling thunder in the distance. As my feet hit the rug, I saw a big dark spot sail … [Read more...]