If you ever want to start an argument about something other than politics or vaccinations, I invite you to discuss banning children from restaurants. That’ll get the ball rolling, real quick. I happened upon this topic again recently when I...
I’ve been doing research the past few days about the proposed airport in Inverness. There are lots of opinions, plenty of criticisms, and multiple shows of support. The one thing I wasn’t able to find, however, is a single good...
What people wear and why it matters are not topics in my wheelhouse, but I’m going to talk about them anyway to point out how fads are malleable and, like politics, depend on who’s in power. In other words, a...
The world didn’t end last weekend. If you’re reading this, you’ve dodged the apocalypse yet again. September 23 came and went and you, like me, still have to pay your bills, walk your dog, and fold your laundry. That Saturday...
The night before our return home from Las Vegas, was spent being tourists on the strip. For months, I had looked forward to seeing the famous Bellagio fountains, so we ventured over there to catch the...
It started with sticky fingerprints on my laptop screen. (I’m not sure how they got there or who was responsible; all I’m saying is that they looked small and there is only one person in this house who eats...
It’s always when I’m doing something mindless like chores or paperwork that a memory reminding me of an old friend is triggered. I was looking out the window last night while loading the dishwasher when an...
I have a friend who is very excited about her workplace. I don’t mean her employer (though she seems perfectly happy with that, too), I’m talking about the actual area where she sits to do her job. After reading...
One of my friends announced good news the other day by posing her youngest daughter in a pink dress and with a sign that read: “Soon-to-be middle child. Good thing I can’t read yet.” Predictably, justifiably, people in our group...
There has been an argument in my house about the same topic for awhile now, and because of someone’s unwillingness to see things my way, I’ve had to take matters into my own hands. Anyone married will understand. While said...




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