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Cover of The Best of Dear Abby" When I was a kid, I used to read “Dear Abby.” Who am I kidding? I still read it. Back then, I...

You know cartoon physics ? That’s when impossible things happen in cartoons cuz it’s funnier that way, like a character grabs the string to...

In our family, the door leading from our house to the outside world is known as “The Magic Portal.”* It got its name when our kids we...

Plaid robe, check striped flannel pants, check patterned t-shirt, check fuzzy socks with pom-poms, check People have definite opini...

I picked up a book, Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang , and I couldn't put it down. I knew ...

Within my lifetime, what music I have been able to listen to, listen to easily ,  has dramatically increased. From records and tapes to CDs ...

Someone has the Christmas spirit. I tend to be a “less is more” kind of person: restrained, held back, cautious. However, there are t...