A local TV news program has a promotion that goes something like this: “We want to know what you want to know.” I don’t quite get their point, but I’m guessing they want their viewers to pitch questions about what’s…
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Watching All the Deer Go By…
♪♫ Standing on the back deck, watching all the deer, watching all the deer, watching all the deer…go by. ♪♫ A summer evening in August, sitting in a deck chair, sipping a Diet Pepsi, eating a burger off the grill,…
How Fifty Talks to Thirteen
I took a dear friend, V, to the movies today. I’ve known her for five years, and we always have a good time. At least, I do. I sometimes wonder what she’s thinking while we’re carrying on a conversation. V…
Luxury Cars and a Low Stress Life
I once thought it would be cool to drive a “nice” car. When I say “nice,” I mean luxury, like a Mercedes or something. I don’t mean so “nice” it’s impossible for someone like me to afford (Lamborghinis are in…
Kitchen Disasters Happen Only When I Have Guests
I make great babyback spare ribs, so good you’d think we picked them up from Outback. At least that’s what I told our good friends when I invited them for dinner. Ah, the perils of boasting. I rarely invite anyone…
I’m Learning to Be a Homemaker
“Housewife” is a word I used to hate or, at the very least, misunderstand. For 27 years I had a career outside the home, and my identity wasn’t “Dean’s wife” or even “Jon and Jordan’s mom.” I was a publications…
Take pity on me…or not
Pity me today. I’m alone with only my dog and the Olympics for company. My husband has been on the road since early Sunday, and it’s another 36 hours before he comes home. Pity me because I’m facing a house…