Cheesy Pennies

I'm up late tonight, on stand-by for the final grammar check as my daughter is struggling with an English essay. Truth be told, I'm ...

It's midnight, and the temperature in my kitchen right now is 82 degrees.  Yes, that is correct. The absolute coolest it has been today ...

I have felt A LOT like Grumpy Old Man lately. All these KIDS going to COLLEGE and AFRICA and DRIVING and dating WOMEN FROM FLORIDA. ...

When you are a kid, the whole concept of taking turns and sharing is pretty challenging to grasp. Image from GoComics.com ...

Today, my son is finishing up his first year of college .  He'll be going to one last class, saying goodbye to his roommate and friends ...

Right around the holidays, we started talking about it. Tentatively at first, because we were still so tender and upset,  then more ana...

With apologies and much respect to Jack Johnson : There is no combination of words I could put on screen of my MacBook  No song th...

50 years ago, I was just new. 31 years ago, I fell, unknowingly, for the love of my life . 19 years ago, I was counting down to a due d...

Just the beginning of a recent rant in my newsfeed  Dear college friend on Facebook who hates hamantaschen*: You are wrong. Love...

There are times when life is good. Work is interesting and productivity is high.  Your teenager smiles at you for real.  Your bank account...

Yep. Walmart and Target were open on Thanksgiving Day  this year.  I just read an article  about a Toys 'R Us store in Times Square ...

That line comes at the end of this wonderful scene in Tootsie . Teri Garr points an accusing finger at the lying Michael, says the lin...

My kids are both about to head into finals week. Lots of tests. In a show of solidarity, I decided to take a test myself. Sample ques...

I was an Industrial Engineering major* in college.  In a nutshell, we're all about process.  We break down tasks, analyze steps, and f...