I’m admittedly full of bad ideas. I blame HGTV. It’s always showing me little inexpensive projects I can do around my house. The latest idea, however, I came up with on my own. The husband calls those “wild hair” projects. They come to me suddenly and somehow he usually ends up involved. And they [...]
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You never want to be referred to as “next of kin.” It’s never good when someone calls you that. It’s kind of like the word “riddled.” I’ve never heard “riddled” used in a good context. You never want to be riddled with anything…riddled with cancer…riddled by bullets. When my father had a heart attack last [...]
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It was strange to me that there was a bit of a brawl at the Reds game last night. It was almost like they knew that one of their biggest fans had just passed on and they were in a bad mood. I’m in a bad mood, too. And I’m mad at the stupid [...]
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My husband and I attended a beautiful service for a friend’s dad who died a couple of weeks ago. Seeing his wife of 50+ years looking so broken, I told my husband, “You’d better outlive me you son of a b@#$%!” Even in middle age, I shudder at the thought of being alone. Then, a [...]
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All you need to remind you that you’re not cool anymore is a teenager. Doesn’t even have to be yours. In one quick eye roll, you’re put in your place. I won’t be one of those whiny “when-did-this-happen-to-mes.” I just need to accept it. I am not cool. The not cool “anymore” is my insinuation [...]
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In an after-Christmas stupor I picked up a marked-down amaryllis bulb at Target. This is the kind of bulb that comes with its own pot and dirt. My success in gardening has always mirrored my success in the kitchen, read: nil. But for a few bucks, I figured there was not much to lose. Well, [...]
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At first blush, the recession didn’t seem to affect me at all. I think the first time I took note of it was when my mum pointed out that ice cream containers were shrinking. She complained of paying the same price for less ice cream. I hadn’t noticed. And of course the media would say [...]
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The holiday television slump is rapidly coming to an end. Hello Project Runway, American Idol, and Men of a Certain Age! And even if you hate award shows (no reason why you shouldn’t) I beseech you to tune in to The Golden Globe Awards for a few minutes this Sunday, because it will likely be [...]
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Why did I not see that headline with regard to the Tiger Woods scandal? It was SO easy. It seems like every day we wake to hear about a new Tiger Woods mistress. These girls could already have their own calendar, with several months to spare. Tiger passed “indiscretion” and “transgression” several ladies ago. Still, [...]
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I hate seeing men in makeup. It has nothing to do with homophobia, or 80s phobia–I’m just creeped out by them. It began when I first saw the group KISS, with that horrific makeup and that tongue. I could only listen to their music, not look at the album covers. Then came that creepy Tim [...]
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