Does It Have Your Stamp Of Approval
The U.S. Postal Service leaves a lot to be desired. If the government had been required to notify us by mail about the increased cost of mailing a letter, we'd still be paying thirty-nine cents.  ....

Are You Any Wiser
I thought getting wiser was one of the perks of getting older.  ....

To Join Or Not To Join
I didn't start life as a joiner. I didn't intend to be a joiner. Somehow life caught up with me.  ....

Expecting The Unexpected
I used to want to scream when we had unexpected guests. Now I'm able to successfully fake a scream of joy when they arrive.  ....

The Humble Inventor
Some of the world's greatest innovators are people you've never heard of. Everyone knows about Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone), Edward Jenner (vaccination) and the like. But there are a whole host of less obvious inventions that probably never  ....

Are You An Optimist
Optimists come in all shapes and sizes, in all colors and cultures. However, there are specific ways to tell which ones are optimists.  ....

Humor and YouTube
Making a YouTube video? Here are some tips. Read on.  ....

Ever Envy Rip Van Winkle
Nothing is as refreshing as a nap - well, nothing that's both free and good for you.  ....

Have You Wanted To Be Free As The Wind
Everyone has times they want to escape reality. Those times are called fantasies and fantasies don't last long.  ....

Were The Good Old Days Better
I don't know if the good old days were better; but if I wait long enough, these will be the good old days.  ....

Is It A Rule
There are rules for everything. That is one of the rules of life.  ....

Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
As with everything else, love is found in the last place you look. What's most important is to keep looking until your expectations are surpassed.  ....

Is A House Modeled Before Its Remodeled
At first remodeling seems like a good idea. However, there's a lot of time after that to question that idea.  ....

Are You What You Eat
Food intolerances turn the word food - a word that evokes delicious memories - into one of those four-letter words used in bad taste.  ....

Can You Weather The Storm
"If You Don't Like The Weather, Wait a minute" - that's a New England expression. However,I came to a point in my life when I couldn't wait for snow to go away.  ....

Possessed By Your Possessions
Do people who try to save the world also save string?  ....

Are They Driving You Crazy
When I was learning how to drive, I was taught to share the road. No one else on the California freeways seems to have been taught that lesson.  ....

Are You In The Race
The White Rabbit in "Alice In Wonderland" raced around yelling, "I'm late. I'm late - for a very important date". I've turned into a white rabbit.  ....

Can Exercise Be Exorcised
I know exercise is healthy. I know it should be part of my daily routine. However, I think a vacation should be a vacation from exercise.  ....

Who Said Dogs Are Mans Best Friend
First they're your four-legged children, then playmates for your children, then companions to fill the empty nest. Pets are family.  ....

Do You Do Brunch
People go out for brunch for different reasons. For some it's a holiday celebration. For others it's a social occasion. For me it's - laziness.  ....

Are Television Commercials Rude
Children are the most susceptible to television advertising. They believe ads. I want to believe. I want to believe the detergent will remove stains and the car is fuel efficient and that fairy godmothers are real.  ....

Funny Video and Entertainment Site Review
So Google buys YouTube for $1.6B in stock and cash and suddenly the world wakes up. The result, hundreds of new entries into the funny video, video sharing and music video marketplace. I've heard many complaints about the sudden influx of content s  ....

Can You Compare Apples And Oranges
"Another day, another dollar". "Time waits for no man". "The bigger they are, the harder they fall". These are adages or truisms, but how true are they?  ....

Are You Running On Automatic
On vacation one day rolls into the next and I forget what day it is. Not it's happening when I'm not on vacation. Unfortunately, the days aren't rolling by. They are whizzing by. It's like I'm running on automatic, but my breaks don't work.  ....

Want Your Picture Taken Or Returned
Some people are photogenic. I'm not one of them. When it comes to cameras, I want to be out of the picture.  ....

Whos The Weaker Sex
Although women don't play professional football or hit a golf ball as far or hit a tennis ball as hard as men do, I'm not sure women are the weaker sex.  ....

Three Good and True Rat Stories
We can never have too many good rat stories. By nature, rats elicit a human response that is both unpredictable and at times entertaining.  ....

Are They Being Nosey
My grandmother had a name for people who exaggerated or told little, white lies. She called them Pinocchio noses and they're not just in fairy tales.  ....

Who Ordered The Mail Order Catalogs
I didn't order the carving set that looked like drumsticks from a kitchen catalog and I didn't order the curried almond stuffing mix from a gourmet catalog. When it came to mail order, I'd gone cold turkey - again.  ....