Remember memorizing the Declaration of Independence? In a nutshell, the Declaration of Independence was pretty much the Americans telling the Brits to go f**k themselves. And one guy had the balls to write his name REALLY big. Yep. John Hancock. We’ve all seen it. Or, at least, we should have seen it in 8th grade US…
You’ve heard parents who say that. “My child would never do that.” Can I get an eye roll, please? I need a drink. I’m calling bullshit. I saw this pic on Facebook and it really made me think. Where does the liability fall on children’s behavior? I may not have actually pulled the trigger but…
I love you, Richard, but if you ever put your pecker where it’s not welcome, you can bet your sweet entitled ass, I will NOT be writing any letter to any judge telling him or her all the wonderful things I love about you. Let me be very clear about this. Do NOT put your…
Have you really opened your eyes? I mean really opened them. I guess I haven’t until yesterday on my first police ride along. In order to do this, you have to fill out a lot of paperwork. A lot. Then, a background check is done. All of this is escalated up the hierarchy chain and the…
“What book do you recommend on raising children?” A sweet, young mother in the midst of raising her first baby of nineteen months asked me that question yesterday. I told her I had four children so I can only wonder if she thought I had read the good books on child rearing and surely one…
Let’s take a moment to say thank you to the person(s) who started this #metoo campaign. It’s a good start. Unwanted sexual advances is NOT acceptable. So stop staring at my ass and then whistling at me. Trust me. You have no chance–so just stop. Ok, well maybe Patrick Dempsey does. I’m hoping he has…
How many times have we heard, “the sky’s the limit”? According to the President of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, the sky is not the limit. Hmmm… That was the sales pitch we got a year ago when looking for schools for my son, Richard. Sold. How can you beat that pitch?…
“This is not how I am, I have become comfortably numb” —“Comfortably Numb,” Pink Floyd— It’s 4a.m., and I’m wide awake just staring at my bedroom walls. My eyes have adjusted to the darkness but my heart races in anticipation of my sheer fear of the unknown that the darkness can bring. How much longer…
It’s been said, “In school, we are given the lesson and then the test. In life, we are given the test, then the lesson.” With fifty knocking at my door next year, how many more lessons am I going to need before I get my degree in Life Management? Surely, I’m destined for a doctorate…
We’ve all had travel days from hell. The days with delays, temperamental people, bad coffee, more delays, and terribly bland food (apparently, salt is on the no fly list). The list goes on and on. Not to mention the joys of TSA. Isn’t that a book? “The Joy of TSA.” Oh wait. It’s “The Joy…