Aaaah, Spring!

Spring is when we all get out of the dungeons we usually inhabit, get some real air in our lungs, and rediscover the sun. We get outside! Yeeeehai! It’s almost like we’re back from the dead, only not quite as extreme. Don’t mix it up with being undead either, that’s something entirely different. Spring isn’t …

Great Dog Names

Having a pet dog can mean days of entertainment, exercise, responsibility, feeding, and yes, a bit of cleanup. But what do you name your dog? That can be one of the hardest questions you’ll have to ask yourself. You can always go with the standards: Spot, Rusty, or Rex. Or you can name your pet …

The Last Leaf

Is it pointless to rake leaves if they haven’t all fallen off the tree? Would you wait until all have fallen but three? Two? One? Or do you just pray for a big wind to blow them all into someone else’s yard? There’s a best way to do this autumn activity. I’m still trying to …

20 reactions

Occasionally in life we’re confronted with those incredibly grouchy people who simply cannot be persuaded to find the good in anything. On those occasions it can be helpful to be armed with a few phrases to either interrupt the grouchy pattern or create enough of a diversion to make an escape. Here are 20 potential …