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I have seen "The Wedding Singer" at least 10 times and laugh and appreciate the jokes every time I rewatch it. It is an homage to my...

I am wrapping up season 2 of "The Witcher" on Netflix, and I realized something that made me stop mid-scene, grab my computer, and rant...

I have always been a sweater. I sweat. Always have. A lot. I buy clothes based on how the underarms will look 1/2 way through the...

I got a package in the mail from my friend Annette, who lives out west. Decorative Journaling brought us together several years ago, and...

May this be a day of great celebration, immeasurable joy, and softened heartache. I am thinking of each and every one of you!

I have heard more and more about white people being accused of acting like a "White Savior" of black people. First things first, though,...

A 25-year-old man from Oregon confessed to sodomizing and beating to death the 2-year-old daughter of his girlfriend. He tried to lie at...

Saturday morning (yesterday), I was sitting on the sofa reading. I noticed the silver Honda that some young man from the neighborhood...

It occurred to me several years ago that usage of the word "nope" is much more negative than a simple "no". "Nope" indicates some...

Mondays after a long holiday suck. There was a meme I saw that said, "I have to go back to work Monday and I don't even remember what I...

When I am driving, I usually listen to NPR programming. It is basically the news, but has left-of-center reporting bias. That brings me...

My sorority little sister, Linda, whom I met some 35 years ago, invited me to attend an Auburn football game with her. It was on the...

Took this pic as soon as I got to our condo at the Gulf Coast. The sky was so beautiful, the water sporting so many beautiful shades of...

I have felt a mourning, a kind of grief, when a series is over. It's a feeling that keeps me from starting another series. I press "play"...

I am watching John Mulaney's standup special "Kid Gorgeous at Radio City", and as he was talking about the telephone and how we used to...

I love this time of year when the deadly grasp of summer heat finally releases its fist and once again allows the earth to breathe. The...

I have always understood that evening is a time for emotion. I don't know if it's because it's the end of the day and I am tired, if it's...

A lot irritates me. A LOT. People who put their cell phones on speaker in public. People who are mean to old people because they are...

What the hell is going on with America and freaking vaccines? When I was in school, we all stood in line while nurses from god knows...

Norm McDonald died this week from cancer, at the age of 61. I remember him from his Saturday Night Live days. His style was deadpan, and...