Today’s
Tough Economy Forces Women To Marry Small Men
With the single-car family more the norm than the exception, and the McMansions of yesterday yielding to smaller, smarter, more efficient home construction, more and more women are discovering they can also make do with a smaller husband. In what is being touted as the Domestic Revolution, those favored to take the place of the [...]
Living the Lifestyle
I grew up on a farm in South Georgia during the middle part of the 20th Century. Unless you grew up on a farm in South Georgia, during the 1960s, you probably don’t have a clue what that means. For one thing, farms were a lot different back then. They were smaller, more family oriented, [...]
Need a Hug? Wear the Like-A-Hug Vest
Originally published on the Laughing Stalk humor blog. I’m a hugger. I like hugging people when I greet them, assuming I know them fairly well. People I know less well get a firm, but warm handshake. I appreciate physical contact among friends and family. The pat on the back. The reassuring squeeze on the shoulder. [...]
Confessions of a Frightened 12-Year-Old
October 15, 2012 By Erik Deckers
This was originally posted on Erik Deckers’ Laughing Stalk humor blog. I spent most of my pre-teen childhood afraid of almost everything. Afraid of the Cold War. Afraid of rock musicians and their drug-addled fans. Afraid of being eaten by sharks, even in swimming pools. Afraid of being hit by cars (which I was once). [...]