Articles for category: Memoirs

Karla News

Secret Life of an American Ghost Hunter

Paranormal research is a pop-culture explosion. Growing up, we didn’t know much about it. You basically knew about the group of people who came in to find out what the $%^ happened to Carol-Ann in “Poltergeist”. They weren’t much help. One guys face melts off, and all they really do is anger the ghosts until ...

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Sissy Husband and the Bridesmaids

Today was the day for the final fitting for all of the bridesmaids. My sissy husband offered to drive me to the dress shop to pick up my dress. The other bride’s maids were already at the dress shop getting their fitting. When they saw my husband, they made a fuss for him to leave ...

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Confessions of a Cab Driver, Teresa’s Wild Ride

I take cab rides often as I don’t have a car, and when you take cabs as much as I do you get to know the drivers fairly well. Teresa is a newer driver and the only female driver right now for our small town. She and her husband brought their family to our little ...

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I Have Syndactyly Affecting the Feet!

My mom noticed, several weeks after I was born, that as I was growing, two of my toes (the second and third toes from the big toe) of each foot were fused together. I had two toenails and two separate bones for each toe, but they were webbed below my toe nails. Of course, thinking ...

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3 Reasons Excedrin Recall is Giving Me a Headache

I usually avoid medications unless they are absolutely necessary, but two of my staples are cetirizine and various Excedrin products. I take cetirizine daily to help relieve the seasonal allergies that plague this Texan year round. I keep Excedrin in reserve because its blend of aspirin, caffeine and acetaminophen effectively knock out any related headaches ...

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An April Fool’s Prank on My Roommate

My favorite April fools memory occurred about two years ago and unlike most April fools event was actually fairly spontaneous. It all started early one evening when a friend came from out of state to visit me and my roommate. After a long night of partying, and knowing that our guest was going to want ...

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How to Get Those Telemarketers to Stop Calling You!

Well we all dislike the interruptions of telemarketer phone calls during dinner or right when your putting your child down for a nap. You know what I’m talking about. I’ve found away to make it funny for me and not so funny for the telemarketers when they call me. Lately they love to call me ...

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Weird and Wacky Holidays in October

Get ready to celebrate America’s weird and wacky holidays in October. Americans celebrate crazy national and created holidays almost every day of the year. If you would like to create a new weird and wacky holiday, share your proposal for a new holiday with your congressman. Get your proposal on the congressional agenda. The process ...

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Our July 4th Flag Cake

I was raised in an Army family so July 4th was always a day to show pride in our country. Patriotic music was played and the American flag was flown. Late in the day, a big fireworks display took place at one of the lakes on the base as patriotic music played in the background. ...