There comes a point in every parent’s life when you realize you’re not just running a household. You’re running a diner. No, not the cozy kind with checkered floors and sassy waitresses. I mean a full-blown, high-pressure, breakfast-rush kind of diner where the customers are perpetually hungry, impatient, […]
Let’s talk about the dog days of summer. Not because it’s sweltering (though it is for some already) and not because your AC unit is giving you side-eye from overuse, but because I’ve been pondering whether dogs really know or care that it’s summer? The phrase “dog days […]
There’s a lot of fluff in the air. And, I’m using the word “fluff” very loosely. I’m using it to connote lack of substance. So many people want to opine on this and that. So many people want to put in a shiny gloss for all to see. […]
I am proudly a GenXer. I still like the movie Reality Bites. I believe that because we are the smallest generation we had to rise up faster. Everyone, admittedly, has a different take on our generation. And, that is ok. Despite bring a proud member of Generation X, […]
The other night I was at an event where they provided dinner. I didn’t care to eat as I try to not eat much at night. Many encouraged me to box up some food to take home. I didn’t really want to as I already had a lot […]
A few months ago, or so I believe, a sweet story went viral about a dad who made his daughter’s lunch everyday until her last day of high school. Actually, this was more like a year ago and the story was more about how her dad peeled […]
Well, my cereal bowl was actually not remarkable in any conventional sense of the word. I had cereal today. That’s a rarity for me. I also had it for lunch as opposed to breakfast. I hate conventional breakfasts. I had a version of corned beef and rice […]