“Oh, yes! Yes!” (pound, pound) “More! Oh, that’s so good! I’ve been waiting all day for this! Oh, oh, oh!” (pound, pound) “Don’t stop!” Husband and I tried a new “Encourage the Grown Children to Leave the Home” technique last night. It might have been more effective if we...
Booby Traps
Join me here in astonishment! I am about to defend the Barbie doll. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to do so. But flexibility keeps us young; we need agile limbs and limber attitudes to handle those hard inflexible bumps in the road of life — like...
The Covenant at ARC
I larked to my favorite thrift store last week to search for some perfect garment that would change my life and fortune and bring me ultimate happiness, all for less than $20. It’s the seeking that matters, after all, not the finding. I generally get a lot of pleasure...
Busted and Gone With The Wind
A year or so ago, Son #2 got caught illegally downloading a movie onto his computer in the wee hours of the night – some silly sci-fi thing that he probably could have purchased legally for a song. The thrill of Tech Piracy seduced him. The internet account is...
Words, the Word, and Wanton Wrongdoing
I was leafing through an expensive exclusive clothing catalogue today, lusting after things I can’t remotely afford and fighting the urge to start feeling sorry for myself. They tell me that I can choose my feelings as carefully as I choose my words, that I can choose to refuse...