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Animal instincts? Not so much for this gal

Years ago, comedian Jerry Seinfeld did a skit about his childhood pet parakeet. He was confused about its life choices. One of which was to fly directly into a mirror and aim straight for its own reflection. Now obviously, parakeets have severely limited ability to reason, or even see very ...

These men are killer — in more ways than one

I really didn’t want anyone to know this, frankly. In fact, there is really quite a bit of regret in the admission of the sordidness of it all, to be honest. Shameful sigh. But the truth is, I’ve been watching You. Not you. But YOU. You know? Maybe ya don’t, yo. Hmm. The You to whom ...

October 31 is definitely NOT a holiday!!!

Ah, yes, it’s that time of year yet again, friends. Time for me to whine about how much I detest Halloween. With apologies to my sweet pal Ashlea and all other lovers of this “holiday,”I am not a fan. Well, it’s a little more than that. I’m really, really not into the whole, ...

Classic films satisfy inner dork extraordinaire

Everyone who knows me knows that I’m a “laugh and the world laughs at, er, I mean with you” sorta gal. Hee. It’s true, however, that chuckling and giggling and being silly and snort-soaked chortling are some of my deepest loved pastimes. Indeed, reality in 2021 is not always ...

Mama just keeps swimming around adult son

Everybody loves “Finding Nemo,” am I right? You do remember “Finding Nemo”? Sure, you do. Who could forget the animated fish tale of the little mischievous Nemo and his neurotic Pop, Marlin, the overprotective clown fish? Poor Marlin — possibly the most humorless clown fish in ...

Guilt, guilt go away, come again no other day

I am a first generation Italian-American on my father’s side. His lineage is comprised of fiercely devout Catholics. I am the youngest child of a cradle Catholic on my mother’s side. Mom is a woman so dedicated to her faith that her entire scholastic career consisted of attending Catholic ...