Here’s to Good Friends
Here's hoping every woman out there has at least one friend who will show up with duct tape when it's necessary. Happy Monday! --Mary Fran
Major League Eating–Stuffing Your Face for Sport, and Cash
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. I'm the last one who should criticize. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm all about food. I wake up thinking about food and I go to bed thinking about food. I plan my days around meals, deciding what I'm going to eat, or feed the masses, should there be masses that day to [...]
How “Not” to Spend Independence Day
Okay, this is a bit of a rerun, but it still (and always will) applies. If you are on an electronic device this July 4th, read this column, then TURN IT OFF and have some non-electronic Fourth of July fun! --Mary Fran It’s all about freedom, isn’t it? The 4th of July, Independence Day, is our nation’s birthday. The day when we celebrate the blessings of living in a country where we can [...]
Happy Monday–Now Go Away!
I try to be nice; I really do. But please don't come to my door selling anything--unless it's chocolate or wine, of course! Happy Monday! --Mary Fran
World Cup Fever–Or Not
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. I know I'm supposed to care. I just really, really don't. It's World Cup time again, the sporting event which takes place every four years, causing the world to lose its collective mind as millions of fans queue up behind their respective countries, wild-eyed and raving, for a month's worth of, heaven help me, [...]
Laughing @ Middle Age, a Graduation Cartoon by Pat Achilles
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When Mother Didn’t Know Best
By: Mary Fran Bontempo [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] A traveling apartment, formerly known as a baby stroller, now called a "travel system," available on Amazon.com. I don't know how we did it. Okay, it's been said before, but yes, I'll say it again--I'm going to be a grandmother. My oldest, son David, [...]