Mamacita says: Little wonder that our kids are so confused about what they’re “supposed” to look like. Teen magazines that used to give us ADVICE about our appearance are now telling kids that unless they look like (insert talentless celebrity … Continue reading
William Ernest Henley Invictus Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Every day is grammar day for people who know how to use their own language correctly. This, of course, should be everyone who lives in any given country, and it is, for most countries. Except ours. The sad … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Several years ago, we cleaned out the garage because it was so full of “stuff,” we couldn’t even park a car in there. For a while, all was well. When the weather got cold, I parked the car … Continue reading
Mamacita says: All my life I have loathed the expression, “Act your age.” Even as a child I wondered how a person could ‘act’ an age; the best I could ever do was to ‘be’ an age. “Act” always connoted … Continue reading
Mamacita says: what’s the hurry, anyway? 1. I have never used an ATM machine. I have a feeling it would be the beginning of a bad personal habit. 2. I still have never watched a single Survivor-type show. Still not … Continue reading