The holiday gift exchange—a time-honored tradition of swapping trinkets, treasures, and (let’s be honest) underwhelming surprises. Every year, we put…
Y es, Poppy is an old lady but she believes, perhaps, many might agree that over the last two decades…
Ah, football season. That magical time of year when the air gets crisper, the leaves start to turn, and suddenly…
I’m going to borrow a phrase from comedian John Heffron, who described being in your 50s as being “the youngest…
My title may appear, at first, to be an oxymoron but I assure you it will make sense in a…
I recently read about the Museum of Failure – a traveling exhibit that showcases the world’s most fascinating flops. The…
I have written a few columns about the life benefits of being a Gen X. It’s delightfully funny to me…
Just walked back into the house brushing ants and dog hair off my clothes because I didn’t plan well enough…
Is it ironic or just interesting that the country we broke up with in 1776 is pretty much our only…
Me: You know, kids, Miss Poppy loves substitute teaching and putting life experience to good use, but I didn’t realize…