Well, if THE Duchess is going to have her baby on my birthday something must happen SOON. Otherwise, I will miss my 15 minutes of fame and a lifetime of celebrating the future monarch’s birthday on my special day. I can also take some comfort knowing that other wildly famous people were born on July…
Not everyone knows that I like to follow THE Duke and Duchess. I got up in the middle of the night to watch the wedding and pre-wedding hoopla a few years ago. And I was double excited to hear about the bun in the oven. I find their fairy tale world so interesting. Why? I have…
Fireworks are booming and hissing above our usually quiet neighborhood. My dog, Tango, is shaking, shuddering, and panting in fear. Perhaps he imagines himself in the middle of a battlefield. The City firework display begins soon a few blocks away, which will light up the sky and send more shock waves of sound through the…
It has occurred to me that living a minimalist lifestyle should affect not only what I buy for myself, but the gifts that I give to others. If I am not buying unneeded junk, why would I want to give it to people I care about? Furthermore, I think it is really important that we try…
In 1779, the Fourth of July landed on a Sunday. The government changed the celebrations that year to July 5th. I am old but was not around way back then, so I do not know if they were keeping the Sabbath holy or keeping the Independence Day celebrations clear of any religious overtones. For me,…
How many of you read about Paula Deen’s drama this week? It came out in the press that she used an insulting racial word. When I saw the headline, I was a bit appalled that she would use that kind of language. But then I dug into the story and learned what really happened. The whole…
Summer brings out the fun and silly spirit in everyone, regardless of age. In Wheatland, WY, we have an annual tractor pull, and a pet parade. Seattle hosts a Power Tool Drag Race (looks like a Pinewood Derby track), Montreal has a Wiener Dog Race, Nashville has its Rubber Ducky Race and New Orleans hosts…
Yesterday I read a shocking statistic. Vanilla ice-cream is the most popular flavor in America. Over 30% of our citizens prefer vanilla over any other kind. And, to make things even worse, Moose Tracks was not even in the top 20 list of favorite ice-cream flavors. None of the Ben and Jerry flavors made the…
No matter how good a mood I am in when I walk in, I leave the grocery store grumpy. It is not the prices and quality of the produce that irritates this quasi-vegetarian polyvore. The insecticide-saturated potatoes and wilted, nutrition-free lettuce are passive and helpless, poor things. The piles of overripe bananas generate compassion in me. It’s…