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Karen Rinehart - who has written 195 posts on Catholic Exchange.


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My Dog Ate It

Posted on 07 August 2008

Dear Editor,

Naturally I fully intended to meet my weekly deadline and as usual, present you with a mind-boggling masterpiece of domestic wit and satire.  But my dog ate it.

Okay I’m lying.  But I did have to take Hank the Hound…

Fire Me, Please!

Posted on 01 August 2008

Not too long ago yet another study was conducted on a housewife/mother would earn if she actually received an annual salary.  Yet again, they (whoever “They” are) grossly underestimated our net worth.

And the worse part?  We don’t get the option…

But I Bit My Tongue

Posted on 21 June 2008

So I left last Wednesday for a four-day trip to the beach with girlfriends. With girlfriends all over the age of 50.  Real dangerous, huh? Actually…well, no, wait. I promised the ladies, “What happens at the beach stays at the…

Father’s Day 2008

Posted on 14 June 2008

According to retailers, American Dads don’t do much but play with power tools, do yard work, golf, and wear socks.

If I believe the magazine and newspaper stories I’ve read this past week, dads don’t know how to relate to the…

Mockery?

Posted on 06 June 2008

“Mockery”, she accused.  MOCKERY?  After 6-and-a-half years in this humor/satire writing world, I should be used to the misinterpretation by some readers.   Especially since last week’s nastygram was only my 4th in all these years. And the only one printed in…

Countdown to Summer Vacation

Posted on 31 May 2008

A little over a week to go. But who’s counting?  Every child in this country. As I passed a veteran teacher in the hall the other day, she grabbed me by the sleeve, stared at me with cross-eyes and hissed,…

Do Cows Get Mammograms Too?

Posted on 21 May 2008

Go ahead.  “Google Mastitis + Nonlactating” and freak out at the possibilities like I did.  Except when you get 942 results for Non-Lactating Mastitis in Bovines. Apparently those poor cows are hurting just like me.

So I walked into Conglomerate Medical’s…

Mother’s Day if Money Were No Object

Posted on 09 May 2008

Mother’s day has been celebrated under various forms and names since the time of Greek Goddesses (i.e. my personal favorite, Crisis, Goddess of Domesticity).  In 1872, Mother’s Day was first suggested in the United States by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote…

Household Organization

Posted on 01 May 2008

I don’t know why I bother.   I watch those shows on HGTV and read the articles in magazines.   I scour the Sunday ads to see who has the cheapest Rubbermaid totes and cutest stacking drawers.  I empty entire closets, cabinets…

Mattress Tags

Posted on 22 April 2008

The first thing I do when I stuff a new pillow into a case is rip off the “Do not remove under penalty of law” tag.  Go ahead; threaten me with penalties, sleepless nights or continuous thunderstorms the first three…

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