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Tingo Tuesday: Have You Ever Gone ‘Akihi?
It’s Tingo Tuesday! The first Tuesday of each month, I share a word from The Meaning of Tingo by Adam Jacot de…
Decorating The Happy House: Part I
I am not known for my shopping prowess. My mother-in-law considers me picky. She isn’t wrong. I suppose I am selective. I…
How I Caused The Buffalo Bills to Lose Super Bowl XXV
In 1991, I lived in Buffalo, New York. That year, the Bills made it to the Super Bowl for the first time….
Not a Tale for Children
Recently, I had to make a decision about whether or not to call Child Protective Services. The boy involved is a smart…
What Made the Happy House Happy?
You left such positive comments about my recent post regarding our second home, I felt I needed to let you in on…
The Happy House: A Gift I Didn’t Think I Deserved
Several years ago, after too many hard winters spent shoveling too much snow in Western New York, Hubby decided to look into…
Lessons From A New York Vagrant
This month’s guest blogger is Daniel Friedland, author of Down Aisle Ten, a fictional history of Universal Simultaneous Anxiety Collapse Disorder, an incapacitating…
The Annual De-Gift and Re-Gift Party
Some of you might remember the Seinfeld episode where Tim Whattley re-gifts a label maker that Elaine Benes has given him. That…
Fifty Shades of Humiliation Featuring a Guy in a Gray Suit
Recently, I showed you the line-up of amazing bloggers who committed to sharing their most embarrassing moments over the course of the…
Tingo Tuesday: Tell Me About A Krawattenmuffel Moment
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! What do you mean: “Keep it down!”? I know everyone was getting down and getting intoxicated funky last…