Forgive me, it’s been six months since my last post… As for my excuse, I’ll use the same one I gave the congregation outreach volunteer from my church who called looking for me last week or as he phrased it, “We haven’t seen you in a while. Do you need us?” I retorted, “Don’t worry, … Continue reading
Giving Motherhood a Microphone. That’s the tagline behind a nationwide series of shows called, “Listen to Your Mother” that is playing in 32 cities across the country over the next two weeks in celebration of Mother’s Day. I have the honor of being a member of the 2014 cast of the show in Indianapolis on Sunday April … Continue reading
I have a confession to make. I lost my funny. Losing my funny has much more significance than losing a shoe, losing a championship game or even losing one’s virginity. It was a gradual thing. Never-ending stories of bad things happening to good people can muffle the soul. Add career changes, a non-ending Polar Vortex … Continue reading
I swore off blogger contests months ago. The pinnacle of my shame was when I nominated myself for a Circle of Moms most humorous blogger award. I could only muster up one shameless self-promotional Facebook status update begging my friends to vote me up the ladder to the status of top mommy jester. Who the … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe I’ve been blogging for three years. I wonder how long that is in blogger years? If it’s the same as dog years, that puts me at 21 again, which I’m definitely on board. When I attended the Erma Bombeck Humor Writer’s Workshop last year, a single question resonated with me that … Continue reading
I’m trying to break up with my pantry. It’s hard. It’s really hard to do. You can’t have just two nuts. And salty Lays? Bring them on. Who can refuse a late night Pirate’s Booty call? And Mega Oreos? What’s the saying, “Once you go Mega, you never go back.” For years, it was just … Continue reading
A combination of national economic woes and a string of historically violent crimes has cast a particularly dark cloud over 2012. After watching several 2012 In Memorandum vignettes, it became particularly clear that the world has lost a lot of nice this year. Nice in the form of song writer Hal David, What The World Needs Now Is Love; actor … Continue reading
Anyone who was a child of the 1970’s watched talk shows. In fact, it was a lifestyle. We spent hours in front of our Magnavox Technicolor television that was tucked inside a sturdy oak cabinet and watched the likes of Mike Douglas, Dinah Shore, Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Bob Braun and Paul Dixon. What talk … Continue reading
Wow! It took almost 50 years, but it really happened. Three of my essays were published in a new entertainment anthology series created by former Chicken Soup for the Soul coauthors/editors, Dahlynn and Ken McKowen. Not Your Mother’s Book…On Being A Woman is a collection of hip, entertaining, enlightening and motivating contributions featuring “edgy” real-life stories on … Continue reading
An unexpected byproduct of blogging is striking up friendships with total strangers through storytelling. Today, I’m ecstatic because I just added a new link to my Blog Roll. It’s not just any link. It’s a link to a thirty-year friendship rooted at the brink of adulthood in college, between two Midwestern girls born on the same day, … Continue reading
The Laughing Mom 