I know I am not alone in my dismay over the increasing commercialization of Christmas. I do believe that my bitterness may be becoming more noticeable than others around me though, as I have now taken to referring to the huge retail push for sales that begins earlier each year as the pimping of Christmas. That's right. Retailers are [...]
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The chosen one…
I received an email that informed me that I had been chosen. Chosen...me...out of how many others...me -chosen. Wow. The email subject line said, "Congrats! You’ve been Chosen to Test & Keep Cooking Products!" Me-chosen. Wow. I was immediately reminded of another time I was chosen. That time I was chosen to test fishing gear. [...]
Riddle me this…
Tonight I pose a riddle: What is better than enjoying an evening with your gregarious aunt, your handsome boyfriend, good food, lots of laughs and three glasses of wine? The answer (at least the answer in my book): Nothing. Fabulous evening - visiting with my incorrigible Aunt Gen - that I won't soon forget. Life [...]
The womenfolk…
Today I was able to steal away with the womenfolk of Mike's family (his mother and his sister) for lunch. It was a lovely opportunity to learn more about Barbara and Michele individually and the family collectively. I wish we would have had more time. I would love to be able to have lunch with [...]
The Focker report…be thankful.
Here is the Focker report for today: All is well and I am happy - indeed, thankful - to report that so far I have not been the cause of any undue havoc (the emphasis is on "so far"). Today we will partake in all things Thanksgiving with Mike's parents, his sister Michelle, her husband Ed and [...]
Am I a Focker?
I am living a Meet the Parents moment this holiday weekend. If you are familiar with the movie starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro you know that Ben Stiller, who plays Greg Focker, spends a weekend meeting his girlfriend's parents. During the weekend, despite Focker's best intent, everything that can go wrong, goes wrong. I am [...]
Now that really is some “junk” in your trunk!
This is one for the SERIOUSLY??!! file. I feel obliged to share items like this with you dear blog readers just in case you missed this when scanning the news of the world. It appears that a man, who identifies himself as a woman, who was posing as a doctor, injected a woman's buttocks with [...]
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