Letter to the Editor of Time

February 1, 2012

Feeling a little “dissed” by this week’s cover of Time, I decided to send my opinion to the Editor and thought it was worth sharing here.   Dear Editor, Your cover was a total bait and switch scenario with both the title and image being misleading.  The actual article, which was very good, had little […]

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30 Second Story…….Benjamin’s Foot Long

January 24, 2012

Benjamin and his wife sat together, sorting old family photos while watching their favorite show, Jeopardy.  At the commercial break, he turned to Donna and said, “If I hear that Subway commercial one more time, I going to throw the TV out the window!” Benjamin, now 97 years old, looked down at the photo of […]

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Pass the testosterone please….

January 14, 2012

Our house will be bursting at the seams with testosterone, chips and soda while my boys and I watch football this evening.  In truth, I only know that it’s a playoff game because of the picture I have downloaded for this post.  Lucky for me the team logos on the helmets were easy for me […]

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30 Second Story…..Topiary Trickster

January 9, 2012

Arthur heard the ding of the “time’s up” bell but ignored the rules and kept on clipping away at his entry.  When the judges of the Springfield Topiary Contest came to his spot in the garden, Arthur quickly hid the shears behind his back.  Judge #3 remarked that an incomplete submission would need to disqualified.  […]

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Those kids on the bus were wrong again……. Santa does exist.

January 4, 2012

Just before the holidays, I posted an open letter to MORE telling them that my Christmas wish was to write a recurring feature for their magazine.  On Christmas morning, I pushed past my kids and ran downstairs to the tree, eager to see what Santa brought. I was hoping to find a beautifully wrapped box with […]

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