A New Kind of Shower is a Gift for AllBy: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.This past weekend, I attended my second wedding shower in two weeks.The receipt of a shower invitation usually inspires dread. Typically, women are herded into a too-small room and forced to sit in chairs making small talk for hours while the bride, perched on a carefully positioned throne for [...]

Why Fix It When a Good Patch Job Will Do?By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.In these turbulent times, there are plenty of words around to inspire fear.The list includes things like nuclear arms, biological warfare, terrorism, etc. No need to further elaborate; given the world’s almost constant state of mayhem, you can use your imagination to come up with a tally as long as [...]