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Category: Poppy Talks

Poppy Talks: Alpha Mom

May 1, 2021 Poppy Talks

It’s Mother’s Day. The day mom gets breakfast in bed and flowers. Who am I kidding… all I really want…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: mothers day, poppy talks

Poppy Talks • I Need a Hero

April 1, 2021 Poppy Talks

I feel fortunate to have been able to hear Astronaut Charlie Duke at the Mayors’ prayer breakfast last month. The…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: apollo 16, charles duke, regular heroes, satire

Poppy Talks: Sno-VID Perspectives

February 28, 2021 Poppy Talks

Remember when we had lockdowns and couldn’t find toilet paper or hand sanitizer and we were frustrated about our non-essential…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: ice storm, lockdowns, satire, winter storm uri

Poppy Talks: “Unity” I Can Appreciate

January 29, 2021 Poppy Talks

Without expressing my opinions about the current national conversation that focuses on unity (mostly because this magazine only has 68…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: favorite dog, satire, unity

Poppy Talks: The Upsides of 2020

January 1, 2021 Poppy Talks

Sure, everyone writes their 2020 retrospective columns for January, and, normally, I would make a snark-filled list of things I…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: 2020 retrospective, poppy talks, upsides of 2020

Poppy Talks: Stealing Christmas

November 30, 2020 Poppy Talks

No, I’m not talking about porch pirates, although they have taken some of the loving kindness out of the holiday.…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: christmas satire, christmas traditions, salvation army bell ringer, scrooge, xmas

Poppy Talks: I Always Knew I Had Superpowers

October 31, 2020 Poppy Talks

I am going to drop some science on my dear readers and gently request that the world get over my…

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Posted in: Poppy Talks Filed under: food, healthy habits, mcdonalds, poppy talks, vegetables

Poppy Talks: My modern life “fails”

October 2, 2020 Poppy Talks

↔The fact that I can’t recognize my girlfriends’ husbands unless they are standing right next to them tells me Superman…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: fails, modern life, satire

The Suburbs Mouse

September 4, 2020 Poppy Talks

In a time in which we are all struggling with divisiveness, I have used some of the time I might…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: country mouse, electoral college, mayberry, red and blue

Poppy Talks: Notes to my 2019 self

August 8, 2020 Poppy Talks

Recently, I have had occasion to reflect on many things we say that are completely normal. Then I laugh when…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: satire, things we say

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