Few Bricks Shy

Anybody want some molly fish? OK, so I’ve written about my daughter’s fish tank before. But it fascinates me that this little ecosyst...

My cell phone has a password. My laptop has a password, as does the computer of every member of the family. The family iPad has a pass...

Dishwashers: I mean, really, what’s the failure rate with your dishwasher? Around our house, at least 25% of the time, a dish or pot or for...

Sanpaku Image courtesy of photostock / FreeDigitalPhotos.net We’ve all heard of the German word schadenfreude , meaning “feeling pl...

Gourmet dog cupcakes and cookies at local pet store. I once asked, on Yahoo Answers, “What should I feed my dog?” “Dog food, stupi...

My teen-aged daughter knows more than one girl who says that, when she got her first period, she had no idea what was happening, was terrifi...

I taught my kids that swear words are no big deal , but that ugly insults are. So, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when my 14-year-ol...