This site cracks me up: cute pictures of pets with crazy captions. Before you buy something, particularly online, check this site for a coupon. If you don’t find anything there, try just Googling the store name and “coupon”. I just ordered a bunch of pictures from Snapfish, and before I placed the order, I thought I’d just try Googling for a...

Have you ever watched Top Chef? I enjoy the show simply because I like to watch people who are experts at a craft compete. Since I am a person with extremely simple tastebuds, and eat everything plain, I am regularly amused at what “foodies” consider to be “haute cuisine”. Here’s a sampling of recipes from the episode I watched most...

My friend Char is having a group writing contest over at Weary Parent about advice we got from our parents. She extended the deadline to this afternoon, which gives me just enough time to get something in! The first thing that came to mind when I thought about this topic was more “warning” than advice, but it stands out as something that had a big...

The terrible twos came on in full force this month. Jack feels compelled to say NO to everything, although since it’s “no ma’am” most of the time it’s not that hard to listen to so far. He says NO to everything except, “do you want to go outside?”, and that is met with shouts of “OUTSIDE!! OUTSIDE!!! SHOES ON!!!...

(Laura sent this to me in an e-mail. Not sure where it originated, but I thought it was cute.) POSITION : Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma, Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop JOB DESCRIPTION : Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work...