Bad Idea on Tap

November 3rd, 2009 by Tom Purcell

Here’s a shot to the beer gut: Government bodies across America are looking to increase taxes on beer.

According to ABC News, states from Connecticut to Arkansas have been "eyeing higher taxes on cigarettes and booze" to make up for budget…

 

Kate Kisses Summer Goodbye

November 2nd, 2009 by Karen Rinehart

Kate felt guilty pulling up plants with produce still on them…but she could barely pass off fried green tomatoes to her family let alone frost bitten green tomatoes. Besides, the onset of fireplace season conveniently coincided with the onset of…

 

Dear Big Louie

October 30th, 2009 by Karen Rinehart

“Hey Karen, What about the Dads, Sons,Brothers or Uncles. Do you ever write any interesting stories about the Males of the world? Did something happen that we should know about? Is there no males worth writing about? I am sure…

 

Kate Runs Her Home Calendar Like Retailers

October 28th, 2009 by Karen Rinehart

Kate stepped out of the sweltering heat into the cool aisles of Lowes find the gardening tools shelves stripped bare with strange little inventory tags taped about. No chaise lounge cushions or patio tables either. Then she spotted it —…

 

Parking, Driving, Venting

October 23rd, 2009 by Karen Rinehart

“Please DO NOT park in a handicap space without a handicap placard!”

Yeah, I just love finding notes stuck under my windshield wiper—especially after an extra long, extra stressful doctor’s appointment. I mean, at least she said please, right? But that’s…

 

Pet Deductions

October 21st, 2009 by Tom Purcell

The news hit me like a rolled-up newspaper to the side of the head.

According to The Washington Times, Robert Davi, a tough-guy Hollywood actor, and Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., an alleged conservative, did something tough guys and conservatives don’t often…

 

A Deadline only Mom Could Set

October 13th, 2009 by Tom Purcell

My mother gave me six months to get married. Or else.

You must understand that my mother is not one of those meddling mothers. No, my ma is hands-off with her adult kids. She leaves us be until she sees one…

 

Driven to Distraction

October 13th, 2009 by Tom Purcell

“It wasn’t my fault. I glanced at my text message for only a second when the car in front of me hit me.”

“How could the car in front of you hit you?”

“The idiot stopped to let a dog cross the…

 

Walk the Walk? Not for Today’s Kids

October 6th, 2009 by Tom Purcell

It was a long walk for a 4-year-old.

It happened in 1966. My older sister Krissy, eager to get me out of her hair, gave me a coin she’d made from a piece of cardboard.

“You can buy candy with it,”…

 

If Only I Hadn’t…

October 5th, 2009 by Karen Rinehart

If only I hadn’t insisted they do their own laundry. Now I have to fight for time to do a teenie weenie load of delicates.

If only I hadn’t trained them to sort their laundry and empty their pockets—now I’ll never…

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