So. What diet is everyone starting today? I visited the Barnes & Noble site, typed in “diet books” and got 125,340 results. Some experts say stop eating anything that can’t be grown in your backyard. (There are LOTS of things growing in my backyard I would NEVER eat.) Other experts promote eating whatever you want, as longContinue reading “New Year’s Diet Dilemma”
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Kids’ Guide to Surviving December
Today’s blog is for children across the country who are pretty sure time has stopped completely. I know you think Christmas will NEVER come, but rest-assured you’ll be screaming around the Christmas tree in no time. Here are some tips to surviving the next 8 days without going bananas: Be patient with your parents. They have forgotten howContinue reading “Kids’ Guide to Surviving December”
A Martha Stewart Christmas
Martha Stewart and I could be twins. She’d be the perfect, talented twin, and I’d be the evil, slightly disturbed counterpart who tried to eat her in the womb. We just have SO much in common. I picked up the latest Martha Stewart Living magazine at the library (I’m not paying for that) and foundContinue reading “A Martha Stewart Christmas”
How to Tell if You Have Holiday Stress
Maybe you haven’t noticed, but Christmas is fast approaching. Along with shopping, partying, trying not to gain 20 pounds, finding the perfect present for your crotchety neighbor, and avoiding those guilt-inducing Salvation Army bell ringers, stress levels are at an all-time high. There’s a good chance you’ll find yourself in a department store with absolutely noContinue reading “How to Tell if You Have Holiday Stress”
My Annual Gratitude List
As I’ve mentioned in past years, bloggers are required to create a gratitude list each November. I think it’s written in the Affordable Care Act (somewhere between “quagmire” and “socialism”). Here are the things I’m grateful for this year: My address doesn’t include the words “Syria,” “Juarez,” or “Detroit.” I wasn’t involved in a sex scandal.Continue reading “My Annual Gratitude List”
Twelve Steps to a Perfect Thanksgiving Dinner
In less than two weeks, people will enter my kitchen and demand a perfectly cooked dead turkey, smashed potatoes and chopped veggies. Sounds pretty violent. And although I STILL can’t cook a turkey so it’s done on time, I’ve found a way to make T-day cooking go a little smoother (yes, alcohol helps). Before Thanksgiving Day:Continue reading “Twelve Steps to a Perfect Thanksgiving Dinner”
Top 5 Ways to Increase Blog Traffic (Sex)
Is your mother the only person reading your blog? Are you posting spammed comments so you look popular? Do you wish you could attract more people to your site? Well, today’s your lucky day. Sex. By incorporating these Top 5 suggestions, your blog should reach at least two people by the end of November. 1. UseContinue reading “Top 5 Ways to Increase Blog Traffic (Sex)”
Happy Retro Halloween!
Let’s travel back to 1975, when the world was less complicated and Halloween was a day-long sugar orgy. It was a simple holiday; I knock on your door–you give me candy. Since then, Halloween has become a multi-million dollar business. Leave it to Americans to prostitute fear. And candy. Costumes 1975: I’d open my costume boxContinue reading “Happy Retro Halloween!”
Why Ringo Hates Halloween
(I am a good boy. A very good boy.) Once upon a time, there was a crazy-ass dog named Ringo. Although his family loved him very much, Ringo was a neurotic freak, with a tendency to overreact to. . . well. . . basically everything. Along with canine-induced ADHD, Ringo also suffered from AAA (allergies,Continue reading “Why Ringo Hates Halloween”
Fear and Loathing in Wendover
For people in Salt Lake, Wendover is a gambling mecca just a quick 90-minute drive away. Frequented by senior citizens, deer widows, Mormons who should be in church and high-school students with fake IDs, this “city” straddles the Utah/Nevada border, allowing Utahnians the opportunity to strike it rich at the blackjack table. Or not. Usually not. (EvenContinue reading “Fear and Loathing in Wendover”
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