Peri Kinder

Things Driving Me Crazy in New Orleans

I’ve experienced New Orleans, N’Awlins, NOLA and/or The Big Easy since Friday. Although people are crazy everywhere, here are some crazies specific to what I’ve experienced in New Orleans: Pedestrian crossings are a frightening adventure. Kind of like playing a real life version of Frogger. Bourbon Street?!?! Really?!?! I’ve never seen a more obnoxious andContinue reading “Things Driving Me Crazy in New Orleans”

Top 5 Reasons I’m No Good At Packing

Packing gives me hives. Not the “carrying a loaded pistol” kind of packing, but the “leaving for New Orleans for sightseeing, meetings and banquets” kind of packing. I know you’re all, “Oh, poor Peri has to go to Bourbon Street. Wah. Wah. Wah.” But knock it off! Here are the top five reasons I’m no goodContinue reading “Top 5 Reasons I’m No Good At Packing”

Celebrity Overkill of the Day: Emmy Awards

My husband and I are pretty well matched except for one GLARING difference. I could care less about movie stars, country singers, directors or reality “celebrities” while my hubby tracks their every move on Facebook, Twitter, magazines and TV. (I think he might have has several restraining orders against him.) The Emmy Awards (or any celebrity awardsContinue reading “Celebrity Overkill of the Day: Emmy Awards”

Top 5 Reasons I Worry About the Future

Children are our future. Of course, with Congress right now, children are also our present. Have we done a good job teaching our kids what they need to know to run this world? Here are some potential stumbling blocks that maybe should be addressed before the kids take over: 1. No communication skills. This generationContinue reading “Top 5 Reasons I Worry About the Future”

Book Reviews: Hit and Miss

If you’ve ever dreamed of living in the Amazon with native tribes while researching fertility drugs–then “State of Wonder” by Ann Patchett is your book. Marina and her colleague, Anders, are researchers at a pharmaceutical lab. But when Anders travels to South America to check up on the researchers, he dies–and is buried in theContinue reading “Book Reviews: Hit and Miss”

I Blame The ’70s

I was just a little girl during the ’70s, but this decade was a formative time for my little brain. Many of my quirks can be traced back to that crazy era of equal rights, cold war and my introduction to “The Pink Panther” movies. Here are some of the trends that shaped who I am today (forContinue reading “I Blame The ’70s”

File under: WTF

I just read in the paper about two young “adults” who filed a lawsuit against their mom for emotional distress in the amount of $50,000. First, isn’t that a mom’s job? Second, (you might ask) what constitutes “emotional distress” to these two lovely children? Here’s your answer. (Did I mention they live with their father–anContinue reading “File under: WTF”

Things Driving Me Crazy Today

I’ve decided it doesn’t take much to push me over the edge. Here’s what’s making me crazy today: Paying high school registration fees, class fees, parking fees, yearbook fees and activity fees, and then buying pencils, folders, pens, calculators, paper, notebooks and binders. Exactly what do all those fees pay for? Eating a delicious piece of pie,Continue reading “Things Driving Me Crazy Today”

Book Reviews: Vanishing Children

Both of the books this week are about young girls that go missing. (I think it must be time for my daughter to go back to school.)Anyway. The first book is “Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter” by Tom Franklin. In the ’70s, middle-class white boy Larry Ott was friends for a brief time with Silas Jones, theContinue reading “Book Reviews: Vanishing Children”

Economics 101

Unless you’re Bill Gates or Warren Buffett, you’re probably feeling a bit of a pinch during this ongoing recession (although “experts” say it’s over). I thought I’d give you some handy tips to help you and your family save money as you ride out this economic roller coaster. (This is a fun one for the teenagersContinue reading “Economics 101”