These Kids Today…
I was out in public the other day and a pair of kids were acting out of control and annoying me. So I went and had some choice words with their mother. I said “Listen […]
Tag: children
Police Uncover Threat On Beiber’s Life, Put it With All of the Others
Police recently uncovered a plan by professional hit men to kill Justin Bieber at an upcoming awards show. They were not very alarmed, as reports of threats on Bieber’s life routinely come in at a […]
Should Teachers Be Afraid of Small Children?
A 61-year-old teacher in Ohio is suing her school district because the district is making her teach younger students instead of high school students. The teacher says she needs to teach high school students because […]
Everything Good for You Tastes Rotten, Smells Bad or Hurts
All you Baby Boomers and other oldsters — remember when you were a kid and you scraped your knee or got a cut on your hand? Did your mother tenderly wash it, and then put […]
A Cat-astrophe waiting to happen
If I could have your attention for a moment please? I don’t mean to be alarmist, a realist or a percussionist in a band that doesn’t play funk for the soul but I have some […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember About Pets
1. Cats are smart. Don’t try to have a battle of wits with one of them, because they will never quit until they have pounded you into the ground, sat on you and forced you […]
Christmas Cookies are Tough to Chew On
Each year I go through the same routine. About a month before Christmas, I take out my cookbooks and my cookie cutters and prepare to embark on a holiday bake off. I dream about […]
Male vs. Female, Holiday Style
THANKSGIVING DAY WOMAN: Cooking the Thanksgiving Day turkey and everything that goes with it is one more yearly chore. She has planned and orchestrated the entire feast, including who will sit next to each other […]
Life in the Good Old Days
Don’t let any of the over-55 crowd tell you that life was better when they were growing up. It wasn’t. I know, because I was there. We didn’t know at the time how miserable we […]
The Great Catholic Halloween Caper
It was Halloween of 1955, and the kids of St. Joseph’s Catholic Elementary School had been looking forward to it, along with every other kid in the United States. We got to dress up in […]