I remember a period of time when my friend Jeanine referred to herself as a gym rat because she basically lived at the gym. I am starting to feel like a Menards rat as I am spending far too much time there. I have visited Menards more times in the past month than I have [...]
Tag: Humor
My pod is coming…
Tom, my construction guy, tells me that tomorrow I am getting a pod...hmmmm. I have to say when I hear the word pod the first thing that comes to mind is the classic sci-fi/horror flick - Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In that movie the pod people (the duplicate emotionless versions of folks from the [...]
This ain’t your mama’s bra!
I regularly give gifts that are safety-oriented. It is my way of saying, "I care." Midland alert weather radios have been a staple in my gift-giving arsenal for years. Other basic safety items also regularly make their way into my gift-giving ethos. This Christmas the safety item distributed to the entire family was a safety [...]
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – New Forty Style
In honor of Christmas Eve, today I add my own twist (or twisted point of view - however you want to put it) to Clement Clark Moore's classic poem - A Visit From St. Nicholas - more commonly known as 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. You see, even those of us in the new forty [...]
Call me Chris…
I feel like Christopher Columbus today. I discovered something that I believe is noteworthy and I feel victorious. You see, I adopted my major appliances - in that they came with the house when I bought it- and I just kept them instead of moving my appliances from the Kindred house. They were all in [...]
Role modeling how to embarrass your children…
I think sometimes I embarrass my children. Alright, alright - I know that sometimes I embarrass my children. It becomes apparent when they say loudly in public, "Mother - stop - you are embarrassing me!" It isn't intentional (well...it isn't always intentional)...most days my children are embarrassed just because of the things I say and [...]
FORTUNE SIDES WITH SHE WHO DARES
I read the newspaper online. Actually, that is probably an exaggerated statement - I skim the paper online and read a few things. I know there are some folks who have the time to read the daily paper front to back, but that luxury does not fit in my life schedule. So I skim and [...]
THE NEW FORTY 