Today’s one-liner comes courtesy of a comment last week by friend and fellow writer Mitchell Allen (no relation that I know of, alas). My one-liner last week was about things parents say. Mitchell recalled the old standby about eating your food because people in _____…
I learned early on that wanting something was far from the same as getting it. How did I learn this important lesson as a child? Well, it was by saying, “I want [fill in the blank]” to my mother. She had two possible responses. When…
Charlie and I were talking about the importance of turning off lights when we leave the room. We’ve always done it, but sometimes forget because old. I quoted his father, a man I never met, but who Charlie has quoted on the subject of thrift.…
