Cheaper By the Half Dozen and More!

“I hate men! Every last one of them!” Pam stormed down the hall, fist balled ready to pounce on the first unsuspecting male she encountered. I poked my head out of my office to see her make a mad dash into the bathroom.
What in the world? Pam and I had never been particularly close but [...]

First of all, I do realize that it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted on this blog. I would like to tell you that I’ve been vacationing in Hawaii but that would be a miserable lie. The truth is that as an editor I’ve been quite busy finding errors and trying to coerce temperamental [...]

I’m one of those people that puts on deodorant and then forgets about it. So I put on more. Later I think to myself, “did I put on deodorant?” When will this end? How much deodorant do I waste by over wearing it? I feel as if I’ve been missing in action as of late [...]

Once again I awoke from my sleep drenched in sweat. This time it wasn’t the dream where I couldn’t find anything to wear to school, it was the one where I had to accept a C. Growing up I was definitely not school material. I was artistic and creative and, believe it or not, I [...]

Long ago my cousin and I were traveling with our grandparents back to Alabama where we would spend the summer. I loved traveling with them because my grandmother always packed the best picnic foods. At one of the rest areas we visited there was a small stream with a bridge crossing it. Of course, my [...]

On Sunday I stopped by a place I had found on the internet to see if I would be interested in buying it. “Weekend Retreat,” it was labeled. Considering I’m single and only have Gigi to accommodate, I thought I would look into it. $35,000 was a great price for a bit of “waterfront” property. [...]

I’ve been in this same apartment for four years. Lately I’ve found myself driving further and further from town in an attempt to distance myself from the wild and crazy people that seem to have taken over. For four long years I loved it here but now, I’m finding that I want out. I used [...]

Yesterday I found myself in the kitchen starting my coffee as usual except that I couldn’t believe that I had popped out of bed so wide awake and ready to work on a Monday. I mean, who actually likes Monday? I was just about to pour a cup when I heard it, that buzzing, skittering [...]

I received a phone call bright and early Saturday morning. I was delighted to hear the voice of my Pastor’s wife on the other end and I just know she could tell I was smiling by the tone of my own voice. The problem? I haven’t been to church in over two years. As I [...]

I asked a writer/client of mine this very question this morning, “How are you?” My polite question was returned with, “Why?” I could feel the paranoia slipping in on her and asked, “Why can’t someone just ask how someone is these days?” I mean seriously. It’s a simple question asking about your well being.
“Usually when [...]