Today, I’m thankful for U.S. I’m especially grateful for the opportunity to say so. We live in a beautiful, confounding country and sometimes we forget our manners. But, by official proclamation, we have to write a national thank you note every fourth Thursday in November. Consider this mine. I’m grateful to Abraham Lincoln who, in [...]
Enter through the liquor store and note disturbing lack of carts. Successfully procure the extra large variety, and partially fill it with a hopefully appropriate selection of alcohol. Thus fortified, head west and cautiously begin negotiating a produce section teaming with Klingons. Seek refuge in the paper product aisle (while conveniently securing a 12-mega roll [...]
It's day three of the invasion, and I fear my kitchen will not stand much longer. The humiliations suffered by the poor room are numerous: singed washcloths, milk charred onto the stove top, and not one good picture. It was already a stressful time of year for the little kitchen on the eve of the [...]
Tomorrow when I gather my family around our chaotic dining room table, I'm going to thank God most sincerely for my sister Kathy's eyebrows, because they're dark and lovely and brand spanking new. They gracefully arch over dark blue eyes that reflect profound courage, dignity, strength and optimism. My mom used to chase Kathy around [...]