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 ...
Remember the days when you could eat a bowl of sugared cereal with glee, not guilt? This was back in the days of cereal nirvana, when kids could eat all the sugar and empty calories they wanted without a second thought. Sometimes, the prizes inside the box were even better than the sugar rush you ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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Looking back with warm-hearted memories of a time when I was growing up at our home in Sherman Oaks, California, I cannot help but think of all the wonderful times my family and I shared with the Murphy family. Uncle Audie and my folks had a lot in common. My father and mother, who were ...
Spot and Stalk hunting I knocked down two nice `Toms’, but the SOBs got up and ran off. So I decided to buy more gun – the Benelli Super Black Eagle II shotgun chambered for 3-1/2 in., 12 ga. shells. After coffee with my wife I headed out. It was an odd time of morning ...
The lyrics of the Marine Corps Hymn were still echoing in our minds as we watched the Fourth of July fireworks out of our third floor windows. All 75 of us had just finished singing “From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli” while lying in bed at the position of attention. We ...
One day close to April Fools’ Day a coworker and I thought it would be a good idea if we followed one of our coworkers home. So I had the other guy cover for me, and waited for her to leave. After I got back we decided when to make our move. We got off ...