There are two types of people: Those who can leave work at work and those who are surrounded by it 24-7, minus a few hours for sleep.
A new study from Yahoo Research confirms that, no …
One paranoid parent could screw it up for an entire neighborhood.
That’s according to the latest out of Britain, where a report by wireless experts Mass Consulting says that interference from a single baby monitor or …
My frustration level passed “had it” Tuesday morning when I spent 45 minutes doing the signal dance while on the phone with a company’s customer service department.
I knew it wasn’t my carrier – plenty of …
Until Boots moved in and sent all my beautiful high school treasures to the Salvation Army, I still had a souvenir from my prom. It was a wine glass – for red, not white, though …
Proof positive health-insurance executives are living on a different planet from the rest of us:
A company that covers federal workers tells a 5-year-old Reno girl with leukemia that she’ll have to have chemotherapy in Oakland. …
There was a brief window about five years ago when restaurants were safe.
Big Guy was starting to explore solid food, and the waitresses at our favorite Mexican place would coo as his chubby little fists …
How on earth does it become right in anyone’s mind to indict a 60-year-old with a spotless professional reputation on possession of child pornography simply for doing his job?
Who can justify an employer abandoning a …
Blessed are the coaches who schedule practice in a park where there’s something to keep younger siblings amused, for you save parents much stress and preserve the hearing of everyone within a 10 mile radius.
I …
A Virginia man with food allergies orders a burger then digs in without checking.
He has a reaction, and now he’s filed a whopper of a suit against Burger King, claiming the sandwich made him sick.
The …
I’m a Mean Mom with old fogey leanings. It’s the worst possible combination.
Just ask Big Guy, who’s reduced to bartering Batman stickers for Nintendo DS time because I won’t buy him one.
Just ask Boots, whose …
Big Guy’s fondest wish when our neighbors, the parents of a 10-year-old Big Guy blatantly hero worshipped, told us they were moving is that the new family would have kids he could play with.
The initial …
Suddenly, it’s crystal clear why Big Guy declared recently that when he grows up and becomes a pilot, Dad will be his air marshal and I’ll serve the snacks. No word on what role Boots …
The disadvantage of being the younger child is that you’re born to an experienced parent. One well-acquainted with the sneaky ways of a rascally preschooler.
Which means that, with the exception of Boots’ toilet fixation, there …
Here’s a move that makes so much sense it’s stunning that more agencies aren’t considering it.
According to the Arizona Republic, health care professionals in that state are expanding their system of asthma alerts to include …
“Goodbye! See you next season!” the friendly concession stand lady waved to Big Guy yesterday as we left the local college ballpark after the final game of the season.
“Bye!” Big Guy waved back brightly.
A few …
More than 100 years after Franklin Roosevelt pushed new food safety laws, virtually everyone agrees it isn’t working.
When Kraft supports giving the Food and Drug Administration recall powers, something is amiss.
When the president creates a …
If you’re going to pull a fast one, make it a whopper.
I’m not talking about the type of stunt I tried in eighth grade, when instead of merely making up a book report on something …
One of the last things I asked Dad before we left him to wing our way home was, “Are you sure you don’t want me to leave my laptop with you? You might need it.
“Nah. …
For some reason, the guys have been clamoring for strawberry cake for about the past month.
They’d never had strawberry cake before in their lives, but I guess the assumption was, we love strawberries and we …
Used to be flavored syrups were a staple during winter only, except for the annual spurt of 104-plus degree days that make it too warm for even me to drink hot coffee outside.
That was before …
Disclaimer: Any resemblance to baseball is purely coincidental.
If peewee soccer players are bees swarming after the ball, then a peewee baseball team is a flock of ducks. Very hungry ducks, tripping over each other in …
Or, as Big Guy calls them, the Debil Rays. Confusion is understandable: We’re a long way from Tampa Bay.
The score: Who knows.
The time: An hour and a half. Thank heaven they played only two innings.
The …
If anything good can come out of the nationwide hypochondria of swine-flu panic, it’s that the notion that if you’re sick, you should stay home finally could gain some traction.
The governor of California said it.
The …
Tales from the classroom and “easy” pop quiz questions that turned out to be anything but:
A teacher asked students about a famous tennis player whose initials are AA and who once was married to a …
1. If you’re having a hot flash, don’t assume it’s because you’re in your 50s. Have your son take you to the emergency room. You might have swine flu.
2. If you sneeze, forget the fact …
I thought the letter was a scam when I picked up the mail today: “Respond immediately to avoid DMV action,” the back of the envelope read.
Yeah, sure. The letter is going to tell me that …
News flash: Little boys tend to look up to their fathers. And little boys whose fathers are in the military tend to find everything about the armed forces fascinating. The uniforms, the rituals, the gear,the …
Two months and nine days after the coveted Batman shoes arrived, the coveted Batman shoes are in the garbage.
Big Guy’s recent growth spurt is partly to blame: He’s gained a couple of inches and half …
