A Middle Aged Woman Laughs in the Face of the GuiltiesBy: Mary Fran BontempoI knew before I even got home that further action would be required.In the basket of my bike lay three bracelets, newly purchased from one of my favorite Ocean City boutiques. Next to them was the remains of a breakfast pastry bought at a boardwalk coffee shop and in my hand, a cup of iced coffee rested as I pedaled [...]

A Middle-Aged Woman Laughs at Back to School ShoppingBy:  Mary Fran BontempoEight pocket folders. Clear contact paper. Number two pencils. Copybooks, rulers, protractors, colored pencils, glue sticks, etc., etc., etc.You recognize this list. It’s the dreaded back-to-school supplies shopping list. You, along with countless other wild-eyed mothers, have descended on WalMarts, KMarts, office supply stores and even drug stores, in search of everything itemized on the multiple pieces of paper you clutch in [...]