Are you as confused as I am by the amazing number of choices when it comes to choosing among vacuum cleaners?
I’m old enough to remember when your basic choice was whether you wanted a cannister or an upright.  Then they came out with those power beater bar things for the cannisters and hose attachments for […]

I’m old enough to remember when watching TV meant standing on one foot while positioning the tin foil on the rabbit ears or turning the antenna rotor every time we got up, walked across the room, and turned the little knob to switch the channel.
What I don’t remember is routinely feeling like there was nothing […]

Have you heard about Joshua Maudlin yet?  He’s the 19-year-old father charged with injury to a child for — get this — nuking his two-month old daughter!
The story comes out of Texas, where police said the baby was burned when Daddy put her in a microwave.   She has internal injuries and third-degree burns and is […]

I have just one word for those extreme shows on TV like “Survivorman” and “Man Vs. Wild.”  WHY?!
I may not be the most stable shelf in the bookcase, but I DO have better sense than to voluntarily be dumped in the middle of God Knows Where for a week with no food, no water, and […]

I’m not generally one to report on celebrity gossip, but this one’s just too sad and bizarre to pass up commenting upon.
Britney Spears is back in drug rehab. Again. Big surprise, huh? - According to the Associated Press, the check-in led to a cancellation last Thursday in family court of an appearance K-Fed […]

Have you seen the commercials for those little magnets that are supposed to make getting your necklace fastened easier?  Do those things remind you of the Clapper or the Chia Pet?  I’m especially appalled at the free gift offer — necklace extension chains!
I must admit, my mother always made sure major purchases in our household […]

I was surprised to learn that prescription drug addiction and abuse poses an even bigger issue for physicians trying to talk to their patients (40.7% for booze, 46.6% for pills, according to a 2000 Columbia University study) than counselling on abuse of alcohol.  Maybe I shouldn’t have been.
Liquor ads have been pulled from the airwaves […]

I swear I have a poltergeist.  Ever since we moved in here, strange things have occasionally happened:  lights go on and off for no reason; things once broken seem to fix themselves; one little elephant chachki in particular walks off the end of the shelf it lives on — and items go missing.  Regularly.
It’s never […]

Talk about your basic reality check!
Thank Goodness I cut the grass a couple of days ago, because now I can effectively kill it with the freeze that moved in last night. Everything outside is white again, and while fresh snow is very pretty, the novelty has definitely worn off!
The local TV weather dude had […]

Have you heard about the guy who relieved himself in an air sickness bag because the flight crew wouldn’t let him into the lavatory?
No, this isn’t a joke; it really happened on a SkyWest flight from Boise, Idaho, to Salt Lake City, Utah.  Seems the light in the loo wasn’t working, and instead of delaying […]