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Just Asking
By Kim Boccia (Contact) | 36 entries
Should you judge a girl by her car?
Untitled document (In response to last week’s column) Most people today want every penny to count, so if you really need help with the scrubbing and disinfecting of the house (and you can afford this luxury), it only makes sense to have your home somewhat picked up before the cleaning ...
Pick up your room, the cleaning lady’s coming
When it comes to choosing where to sit at a movie theatre, there’s a balancing act that has to be performed. You plunked down your hard-earned cash and deserve to sit wherever you like, but so did everyone else and they deserve to watch the movie without your big head in their way. While there are no rules handed out with your ticket, there are unwritten rules we should all follow: whenever possible, leave two or three seats between you and the nearest person, be aware of whether you’re blocking someone else’s view, and turn off the cell phone. Can’t the world can’t survive without us for 90 minutes? Just saying…
Make your New Year’s resolution count this year
That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.” With a smile from “sticky outie” ear to ear, Charlie picks up his puny Christmas tree and skips happily home, believing now that Christmas is not about perfect performances, materialistic gifts, or brand-name boots. It has a much deeper meaning than any of that. (Although I really do like the boots — “UGHHH”!) I hope a lot of you were able to restrain from overspending and had a beautiful holiday with your families. I had a great Christmas, but was somewhat unsuccessful in taking my own advice. It’s all a work in progress. Just saying…
Don’t panic: You bought enough gifts
As Christmas gets closer, we start to panic. We start to think: “Do I have enough presents?” ”Are all the piles even?” “Will everyone be happy?” “Did I forget anyone?”
The gifts you keep on giving — to someone else
One Christmas season, I was a little behind on my family gift exchange shopping — OK I forgot! So I looked around the house to see what my sister and brother-in-law would want. I had an alarm clock radio that was brand new (OK, slightly used) that I knew he would like.
Have your pet spayed or neutered
After meeting with a Chief of Police, I found out that there’s a method to their madness. The police don’t necessarily pick and choose where to patrol the speed, and they don’t get to set a speed limit just to “trap” people. Not only do they have a trained eye for speeders, they have access to a lot of technical resources. You should respect the speed and the officers who enforce it to keep your community safe. Just Saying…
Speed traps: Love ‘em or hate ‘em?
(In response to last week’s column) After doing some research, the best advice from the fashion experts is: “stay out of your child’s closet.” Women, no more minnies with leggings, sorry. Men, no socks with sandals, ever. You can follow the fashion trends, but make it the trends of your age. There’s more to life than looks. I know, I didn’t believe it at first either, but it’s true. It’s time we sit back, and enjoy the ride — and I don’t mean in a red convertible Corvette.
The scoop on your dog’s poop
As far as sneaking the snacks into the movies, it’s a big no-no. Apparently, the movie theater owners aren’t the big, mean people I thought they were. The reason they jack up the prices of candy is to help keep the ticket prices lower. There’s a whole marketing angle that I won’t get into, but I think there is a compromise to be made here. If you’re going to be a shady character and sneak your own candy into the movies, then maybe purchase your drinks from the theater’s concessions. This way you’re still shady, but not quite as shady. Hopefully, when things turn around with our economy, we won’t have to be shady at all anymore. Just saying…
Bad Smoke Signals
As teenagers and young adults, I think we’ve all made our share of stupid mistakes. Some of us are left with unwanted tattoos, old pictures of poor haircut choices, or like my husband, two earring holes in one ear (sorry honey, but it’s true). Some may be considered fashion statements, lapses in judgment, or the result of a drunken stupor, and while they may make for a good laugh later in life, none of them can cause cancer like smoking does.
Why talk when you can text?
Untitled document (In response to last week’s column) The consensus of whether or not adults should learn the ways of new technology is — yes, with some exceptions. Most readers said they didn’t want to be bothered with learning the digital ways, but they didn’t want to be left behind, ...
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