Miss Manners’ topic of the day was the stress of “monster showers.” A reader wrote saying she felt it was appropriate–not tacky– for the family to host a wedding shower for the bride-to-be since the cost of being a bridesmaid was skyrocketing. I’m paraphrasing the intent and content of the column, but the essence was disturbingly based on modern… Read More
Ribbons of Pleasure
The phone rang just as I was half out of my pants. Should I let the phone ring, or hop over? I opted to hop while Pudgy followed behind trying to pounce on my flapping fabric. The call was worth the effort. A dear friend of mine has been going through some transitional relationship stuff that I won’t go… Read More
Who knew….?
My husband is cute. Physically, verbally, romantically. He’s also delightfully ignorant of many common expressions. My son and I love to recite movie quotes when joking around or making an insider reference. When we mention something is so good it goes all the way to eleven (Spinal Tap reference), my husband looks at me with confusion. “Eleven what?” “Never… Read More
Slow Cooker Mornings…
Even Minnesota, that great “fly over” state most people not from here equate to the movie, Fargo, has been searingly hot. A slow and lengthy stretch of days in the upper nineties has shocked us to the point of muttering “uffda,” and meaning it. With days this hot it is hard to feel motivated to get outside and do… Read More
Belief, that unspoken knowing…
With a shaking bang and crash, thunder shattered the stillness of the night and caused me to roll into the listless, yet comforting, arms of my sleeping husband. A short while later rain danced on the roof and splashed against our bedroom windows. My heart rejoiced. What’s the big deal you wonder? I’ll tell you, but here’s the thing–most… Read More
An Apple a day…
Okay! Confession time. I recently purchased a Mac laptop. For years I’ve teased my husband about his snobbish Mac ways while proudly clinging to my PC. Even now I have only high regards for PC users and deeply understand the comfort of being compatible with most of the world. My walk towards the logo of the sinful fruit that took… Read More
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