Have you ever noticed that we humans tend to do things that, well, sorta don’t make a whole heckuva lot of sense? When we’re scared, for instance, a decent amount of us start with, you know, the breathing. Well, I mean, naturally, we all breathe all the time. Obvi. Sheesh! But I ...

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Patty Kimerer was unable to complete this week’s column. Instead, we bring you this Classic Kimerer first published Sept. 21, 2014. I’ve never been one to complain about getting older. Well, not seriously, anyway. I mean, the aging process is, as they ...

Hello, pals. Have any of you applied for a job recently? No? Tricky business, my friends. It’s not like the old days. You know, send in a resume, cross your fingers, and pray for a phone call. OK fine, maybe I still do that. Whatever. Job hunting is now a sport. Literally. In fact, ...

Remember getting sent to bed as a child because your parents wanted to watch a “grownup movie?” Or because the adults were going to play a “mature” card game? As if kids can’t figure out poker? I suppose, maybe back in the day it was considered too shady or something? Please. Truth ...

It’s been four years since Geoffrey the Giraffe beckoned us all to be “Toys R Us” kids. Sorry, folks, I don’t have a backwards “R” on my keypad. Truth be told, the reversed letter always truly bugged me. Why? Oh, I dunno. Call me kooky but I’m sort of not a fan of teaching ...

When I was a little girl, I was always DYING to go to my friends’ houses for dinner. Like, every day. The chances were slim unless Pop was working. He always wanted his family around the table together at suppertime — a notion that evoked many an eye roll from me in my youth. As an ...