One thing not to do is mess up a schedule for a post that was supposed to run two days after Christmas. You may have noticed that I scheduled the Top Ten post by mistake, and it ran yesterday. Sadly this kind of thing throws everyone off. I do apologize. Rather than pull it […]

  This post originally ran on December 22, 2014. I think it still might give you a smile today. * * * This list is inspired by the holiday season and is a result of watching the behavior of folks as we get nearer to the final day. As with all my lists, there is […]

  This list was originally posted on December 7th, 2015. Except for the fact that eighty-plus years have witnessed the holidays, all else seems relevant. I hope you enjoy it. * * * This list is inspired by watching seventy-plus Holidays come with mixed results on gifting, both giving and receiving. Top Ten Things Not […]

  This post ran on November 24, 2014. Since this is Thanksgiving week, I thought it might be good to review it again. * * * This list has been inspired by numerous friends staying overnight and, sad to say, doing one or more of the things on the list. Since this week is Thanksgiving, […]

This post originally ran on November 10th, 2014. it was in response to having an engine light come on in my car. It looks to be relevant today, so here goes. * * * Top Ten Things Not to Do If Your Engine Light Comes On. 10 If your engine light comes on, do not […]

  This post originally ran on October 26th, 2015. Since we all have been through some storms this year, I thought it would still provide a chuckle. * * * The inspiration for this list is a recent three-day storm here in Texas. Although I had enough sense not to do these things, they did […]

This list was originally posted on October 18th, 2015. I think I might still be helpful. * * * This list is inspired by going through some boxes recently and coming across some unusual things. Of course, most of what follows is made up, so I didn’t have these experiences. I would ask the Wall […]

This post was originally run on September 29th 2014. Still bears paying attention to today. I hope you like it. * * * Top Ten Things Not to Do While Cooking Dinner This list has as inspiration a mishap in the kitchen resulting from not being fully engaged in the process. I hope you enjoy […]

This list was originally posted on August 21, 2015. Still makes some sense. I hope you enjoy it. *** This list is inspired by having some unpleasant experiences with items purchased without having the luxury of trying them out first. Although extreme, this list represents some of the potential disappointments a buyer can experience in […]