I saw an article on Yahoo today declaring the worst Halloween candies. It was written by some snooty foodie writer, and I can't imagine what kind of candy he hands out, but when you are trashing Hershey bars, Milk Duds, Smarties, and Dum Dums, well, something isn't right in your world ( Read more... )

Moving from one writing chore to the next. I have to clear my head a bit. So, some random thoughts in bullet points ( Read more... )

I was talking to my dad last night, and we were talking about dogs. It's been 3 years now since my little snow dog had to be put to sleep, but we haven't gotten a new pet. There are a few reasons: 1) When the husband agreed to having a dog, which he didn't want, I promised that I would never ask for another pet -- I just thought it was important ( Read more... )

Earlier today, I saw a piece on Yahoo about a family who, for 20 years, would go on camping adventures across the country. The attitude of the person sharing the piece and the attitude in the front page blurb was that this is the only way to take a family vacation ( Read more... )

Sound check. One two three.