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Being a personal assistant to senior citizens has provided me with more than a glimpse into their private business. In fact, there are times when I think I should have been asked to sign a...
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The first time I cleaned at Arthur's place I found myself underequipped for the job at hand and overwhelmed by the enormity of the job itself. I stood alone in the kitchen (Arthur high-tailed...
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With gas prices rising like summertime hemlines, and my income remaining at a pitiful level, my wallet was becoming more and more tight-lipped. It seemed to cringe and back away each time I...
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Every weekday afternoon I wait in line to pick up my twin boys after school, and each day they greet me with a golden nugget from their school day. Kindergarten can be full of drama. Some...
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In one month, I will celebrate my fortieth birthday. I don’t expect a big party to take place, but should it happen, I expect to be able to see it. Up until yesterday, I haven...
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Southern winters generally run mild, but this year Mother Nature did not receive the memo. For the fifth time this winter, I’m popping Ativan like Tic-Tacs and wishing for vodka as I...
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My state has a fifth season. Hunting season. We have people hunting deer, ducks, hogs, squirrels, rabbits, turkeys, and whatever else has fur or feathers around here. It amazes me...
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Sometimes I wish the filter between my brain and my mouth worked as intended, to quality check thoughts before my lips expel them.
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Once word gets out in these parts of even a possibility of snow or ice in the forecast, Borden's dairy cows run for cover. The demand for milk and bread here rises faster than the national debt...
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I don't know of a man alive who would argue that almost everything about women is complex. From our families and jobs, to our health and relationships, we can complicate just about anything. Ask...
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We have a policy regarding teenage boys and my daughter. A strict policy of no touching (unless a life is being saved), and with good reason. Not that we can do a whole lot to enforce it, but we do...
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When my twin boys were babies, a well-meaning family member gifted the boys with bright, clean, fuzzy, plush stuffed Tiggers. As the boys got older, Tigger became their absolute favorite toy....
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For the second time in as many months I visited our local animal shelter in search of dogs. My dogs, the escape artists.
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“Don’t EVER lose your sense of humor.”
The words of the obnoxious Bernie, spoken by Jim Belushi in the 1986 movie, …About Last Night. Though not the most...
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Taxes and death are said to be the only certainties of life. A third unpleasant fact should make that list. An ugly truth that all women know of and most will do whatever they can to avoid...
