Over the weekend, the Husband and I went to dinner and a movie . Because we are both trying to stay away from the siren song that is heroin...

Totally random, but there are some questions that have been rattling around this empty head of mine all week, and I am looking to the wise i...

So there was a little post up yesterday, and after receiving more hate mail in five minutes than I have in my entire life, I decided to take...

Now that school is in full swing, I have been trying to get my routine put together. I forget with the chaos of summer how much I love a ri...

There is a new master in my life: Thanks to the Hannah, I have been made to be accountable for my sins: Apparently , girlfriend doesn't ...

Note the spring-action, perfectly molded spots for holding spare change in this picture of someone else's lucky car Last week, as I roun...

Internets, my heart, it is all a flutter. Quite literally. Fluttering and palpitating. I have been noticing some palpitations and flutters f...

Question: Let's say a little black bird gets trapped in your fireplace and is unable (or unwilling) to fly back out the chimney to sweet...

They say bad things come in threes. I'd say my father-in-law suffering a massive heart attack earlier this week would be the first one. ...

This weekend, we attended the baptism of a very good friend's daughter. This dear friend had family coming from all over the country for...

On Tuesday of this week, our Crazy Uncle Pete (as is he affectionately called around here) was hit by a car while riding his bicycle to wor...

Last night, after I had leisurely indulged in a not-so-classic (or classy) book, which name I cannot divulge here due to the shame I'd f...

Oh, you loopy, loveable midwesterners. You are a classic paradox. Hardy and strong, you bravely face the endless muggy summers filled with ...

Dear Anonymous Stranger, Thank you for the extra special treat you left by my car yesterday. Imagine my delight, if you will, at discovering...

While perusing a high quality periodical this week (which is a whole other post in and of itself), I came across something startling. It to...

You know the scenario and have probably seen and done it a million times. You're driving along - maybe in a hurry because you're run...

Let's just say you have a son. He seems like a good boy. You enjoy him most of the time. He grows up and turns eight. You let him have a...

Check out the nugget that came to my inbox yesterday: FROM: Mr.Liu Yan Bank of China Ltd. 13/F. Bank of China Tower 1 Garden Road, Hong Kong...