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Over the years, I’ve written columns about all kinds of annoying commercials, from those featuring talking bladders to my fave: “If you or a loved one has died…” Huh?? I guess lawsuits are so ubiquitous they can now be filed from the grave. Any-hoo, I’ll link some of those previous columns below. Today, I’m listing… Continue reading 7 commercials so annoying they make you leave the room

Below is an excerpt from my book "Fairly Odd Mother: Musings of a Sightly Off Southern Mom." In the newsroom one day, we started talking about childhood pop star crushes. Mine was Donny Osmond, who made girls melt when he sang “Puppy Love.” Oh, how I wanted to grow up to be Mrs. Donny Osmond.… Continue reading Teen crushes: Remember when we basked in the glow of Donny’s teeth?

You don't know how many times I've told people this when they complain about how they look, such as saying they are too fat to be in a photo. Actually, I started joking about this after I looked back on a photo when I was a size 8 and very thin and I remembered thinking I looked fat… Continue reading Philosophy to live by on Meme Friday

A real phone conversation yesterday: Me: “I saw our little rabbit friend, BunBun, in front of the house this morning.” Sweetums: “I know. I saw it…wait. Did you just call it BunBun?” Me: “Well, yeah, that’s its name.” Sweetums: “We’ve talked about this. You don’t name wild animals.” Me, reasonably: “But it’s not wild anymore.… Continue reading A rabbit’s tale: How Sweetums and I see wildlife differently