I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.Lily Tomlin
Dear Today Show, I am writing to you as a concerned viewer. It seems that for quite some time the stories you have been reporting on have had little to do with actual news. While this would not be a complaint if I enjoyed starting my mornings with something along …
Ask and you shall receive. These were the words that popped into my head this afternoon. It’s been a week and the well has been running dry on the writing front. I’ve had ideas but not much has inspired me. This is usually when I wait for a sign. I …
Words. Use them alone or string them together. At some point, no matter the context, they will annoy, distress or flat out piss someone off. They are powerful little buggers. Without them, we never would have graduated beyond cave paintings and been able to tease apart the questionable relevancy of …
At some point in your life, if you’re lucky, you throw practicality to the wind and start living. -Erma Bombeck I just got back from The Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop in Dayton, OH. Actually, I got back home on Sunday morning but if you’re anything like me, you’ll agree that …
My post on The Scary Mommy site is here. There are two clubs out there for women: the mommy club and the non-mommy club. I still belong to the former. There are times I like to think that my dogs count as children but they don’t. They are dogs, not …
The conversation is getting old. I’m tired of it. I’m sure you’re tired of it. The problem is that it won’t go away. I’m talking about body image. Yet another celebrity gets slammed in the media about her appearance. The difference this time is that she decided to hit back. …
A little over three years ago, I read an article in the New York Times about blogging. The article highlighted several people but focused on one in particular, Heather Armstrong from Dooce.com. This woman was writing online on her own website and actually making money from doing it. I was …
There’s been a series of running jokes recently among a few of my blogging friends with social media as the punch line. It seems everyone these days can call himself an expert. All you need is a website, some Twitter and Facebook followers and the ability to regurgitate information. Add …
Sitting at a bar Tuesday night with a couple of girlfriends, the following conversation ensued about our relative ages: Friend I’ll name Sally for reasons that have everything to do with her never being able to order off the menu: “I’m ten years older than you,” looking at me. “And, …
I know. It’s been a while. It’s been more than a while. It’s been over a couple of weeks since I’ve been around. That’s like dog years on the Internet. Life is fine. In fact, life is more than fine. I’ve just needed to take a break, re-group, deal with …
Whenever I fly alone, I try to get an aisle seat. There are several reasons for this: 1) I have a small bladder, 2) I’m claustrophobic, 3) I prefer to lessen my chances of sitting next to someone annoying. I’d say number three carries the greatest weight. As soon as …
Every evening it’s the same ritual. The dog and cat discuss their relationship. Actually, I think it’s more the cat telling the dog the way it’s going to be. Like any one sided relationship, the cat dictates everything. He sits just beyond the threshold the dog is not allowed to …