Month: January 2003

I have bitten my tongue. I have subtly done a double take and questioned the speaker. I have rolled my eyes and pretended I didn’t hear the insult. I have held my peace for years, but today I put myself in front of the steam roller of society and speak my peace to an increasing…

Shortly after my daughter’s wedding, an attendee described the details to a friend who could not make it, concluding with, “I think they had the reception catered.” The friend negated that idea with a scoffing laugh, “No way! She is too cheap to have it catered. She probably did herself.” Ahhh, a friend who understands…

In Italy, the government is worried. So worried that they have budgeted hundreds of thousands of dollars in search of a logical solution to their problem – to no avail. The problem? Italian women do not want to be a Momma Mia with a passel of kids under feet. The women want their feet to…

Pirates sailed the high seas again last week. With a hearty “yo, ho, yo, ho, a pirate’s life’s for me,” swords slashed, waves splashed and cities were trashed as ordinary citizens screamed in the land of let’s pretend as the good ship Imagination sailed long and hard at our holiday family gathering at my daughter’s…