Monthly Archives: November 2010
The Dating Code
When a young woman asked my son to the girl’s choice dance and he didn’t accept immediately, I offered some fatherly advice. “Are you nuts? What if she changes her mind? Call her back right now and say you’ll go!” … Continue reading
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Magical Thinking
My children have always believed in magic. When they were little it was the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. Now it’s the Toilet Paper Fairy, the Laundry Bunny and … well .. Santa still makes the top … Continue reading
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Home Despairs
I follow a simple rule for safe living; never enter a home where I have performed any maintenance work on the plumbing or electrical systems. When it comes to home repairs I am the very model of unskilled labor. This … Continue reading
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Enjoy This Essay!
The illuminated sign on the front of the soda dispenser screamed out ENJOY! in letters large and bright enough to be read by nearsighted people in locked closets a half mile away. I wondered why the soda company felt compelled … Continue reading
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