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There’s no entrance exam for parenthood
Before we had children, my husband and I decided to adopt a cat.
We were in our early 20s, starting our jobs that we hoped would turn into careers, living in a sunny one-bedroom apartment. We had to download forms off the internet, fill them out, and take them to an office where a woman looked at us sternly from across her desk. She asked us if we had a vet.
A vet? No, we don’t have a vet. We don’t even have a pet. Yet.
Florida Man tales are hilarious – until they aren’t
The Florida man who told police he couldn’t be arrested for drinking and driving because he only gulped his bourbon at stop signs.
The Florida man who stole a Walmart mobility scooter so he could drive his date to a sports bar.
The Florida man who fast-tracked an effective vaccine against Covid, but then told America to inject bleach into their veins instead.
Learning to celebrate the worst day of your life
When my friend Carol and I met him in early March, he told us he had just celebrated the 36th anniversary “of the day that put me in this chair.”
Growing Pains
As spring break is upon us, some younger relatives may be visiting. If so, these films will make for a good way to pass the time. Maybe even help to start a conversation.
Pandemnesia
I enjoy the concerts, but you could say that over the course of a couple decades, the novelty of attending these live performances has worn a bit thin.
Debating the merits of angel-sparrow wrecking balls
No, it’s that when she talks to her 16-year-old granddaughter, she’s astounded at how Ella’s modern-day Catholic upbringing is so different from her own old-school Catholic upbringing.
A little murder among friends
Agatha Christie has long been the grand-dame of the genre ever since she put word to paper. Solving clues with each turn of the page, filmmakers never fail to resist adaptation of her most famous investigator: Hercule Poirot.
Drowning under a zero-tolerance wave
Mary DeVoto, a Mother McAuley High School teacher of 41 years, was fired for violating a zero-tolerance rule of ever speaking a word that I assume I can’t print here for the same reason. (I won’t test that theory and put my editor in the uncomfortable position of deleting the word — or its writer — from this publication.)
From binge watching to buffalo robes
Because if you’re OK with all of that, this show is a don’t-miss gem.