“They’re just trying to group the customers together,” I said, trying to reassure myself more than anyone else. “It’s not so much grouping as it is clumping!” my friend said. I had to agree. We were packed in tight. It’s never fun when the restaurant hostess leads you through a half-empty eatery with cozy booths [...]


Halloween header: no free candy.
In the past, I’ve switched out my web site header for the season. I’m too lazy to bother, now. I did have some rather funny Halloween-themed headers, though. As my friend and I hurriedly discussed, while visiting together in Jamestown, I’d rather celebrate Halloween than go to a church “harvest party” which sounds incredibly more [...]

Sugar and spice.
In low voices, heads ducked in closer over the table, the women verbally eviscerate another who is not present. Or, as I walk through Target, in between commenting on clothes they simply must have, I hear two college girls slice and dice the reputation of a girl who they both considered their friend. What to [...]




