On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. I can’t write about life in Florida without addressing swimming pools. And when it comes to pools, I must first express my pride in the hallowed tradition of butt-bumps. If you have not participated, … [Read more...]
Mama’s Turn: My Son Is Graduating, and I Feel…
My son walks into my office and tosses a school permission slip onto my desk the way he has so many other times over the past 12 years of school, 13 if we count kindergarten. Before I can reach for it to see where he is off to this time, he walks back in and grabs it back. “I just realized,” he says with a smirk, “I’m 18 now and can sign this myself!” And just like that, my … [Read more...]
Sunny Side Up: Theme Parks
On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. Theme parks. What can I add to this teaming fountain of comedic anecdotes that hasn’t been written already? Probably nothing. But I’m a writer, and sometimes we must forge ahead in order to bring home … [Read more...]
Sunny Side Up: Sweat
On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. My brother and I floated in the Dead Sea, bobbing around like a couple of human-shaped rubber ducks, and laughing at our physics-defying and chemistry-affirming buoyancy. The Dead Sea must be … [Read more...]
Mama’s Turn: All Signs Point to YES
Do you believe in signs? I’m not talking about road signs or astrological ones. I mean signs, as in those subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle), gentle nudges from the universe that can help point us in the right direction, confirm our decisions, or just offer us a sense of hope. I am sure right about now some of you may be rolling your eyes. Hey, I get it. I am a … [Read more...]
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