Sometimes it doesn’t pay to vex your neighbor. How would Mr. Rogers have solved this neighborhood squabble? (more…)
Archive for May, 2009
How to Get Revenge on a Nasty Neighbor
Thursday, May 28th, 2009How to Start a Conversation with Your Grandmother and Her Elderly Friends
Sunday, May 17th, 2009Lots of my grandmother friends run conversational circles and jog literal circles around me, so let me make it clear: this blog post is about starting a conversation with an elderly person—granddad, too—who is hard to talk to.
Grandma sits in her chair, silent, but happy to have you there.
You ask her, "How was your day?"
She's says, "Okay."
"What did you have for lunch?"
[pause] "I can't remember."
But just because she gives one-word answers to your questions doesn't mean she's not willing to talk. What's going on? (more…)
Can New Teen Mom Bristol Palin Teach Abstinence?
Friday, May 8th, 2009Here’s a conversation topic in keeping with Mother’s Day:
Can teen mother Bristol Palin (whose mom is governor of Alaska), teach abstinence?
The folks who brought you National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Day thought so because they made Bristol their poster child, er, poster mom. She said, "Regardless of what I did personally, I just think that abstinence is the only way you can effectively, 100 percent foolproof way, you can prevent pregnancy."
My mom had another foolproof way. (more…)
Mother of the Year Is a Real Bow-Wow.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Most females are capable of being moms, but it takes something special to adopt another’s brood. Lily’s a doggone great mom. Here she is in action:
Happy Mother’s Day!