According to this site, the superstition stems from the umbrella's original use of protecting folks from the sun. Apparently, opening an umbrella inside totally rubs the Sun God the wrong way and sorta pisses him off. Since I do not worship the sun or any other celestial body in the sky*, you would ...

I have always wondered how the parents of child actors handled that. Do they tell little Johnny he did a great job, but sorry Charlie, no admission for you? So......yesterday, Oprah had a special on neglected children. As I shuttled my children upstairs to watch a video, I pondered the irony. Yep, m...

They* say one should blog for oneself first and foremost. And as the majority of us bloggers know, just because you blog and pour your heart and soul into your wee space, it most certainly does not mean the audience will come, much less read all those precious letters you just painstakingly pecked o...

Today's title is brought to you courtesy of Anjali and as a Special!Bonus! it comes Preposition Free (Dude - she's only 19 months old, cut her some grammatical slack, yo.) Yes. Oh yes, I knew this was coming. I knew it..... yet still... my heart squished a little when I had to tell her, "Oh, sweetie...

I find that it is vital to have at least one handbag for each of the ten types of social occasion: Very Formal, Not So Formal, Just a Teensy Bit Formal, Informal But Not That Informal, Every Day, Every Other Day, Day Travel, Night Travel, Theater, and Fling. - Miss Piggy A few weeks back, I asked Jo...

Now that is a book I would like to see. Arun and Anjali have entered the Jurassic Era of childhood whereby they are completely in love with all things dinosaur. We are well-versed in the ways that dinosaurs consume their victuals and the subtle techniques they use in saying goodnight. I am very much...

Nearly 2 years ago, our dishwasher had a tiny leak that really pissed off our wood flooring. We had the offended flooring ripped out and lived with sub-flooring thereafter. While it was just a small section near our sink, it was unsightly. Then, last fall, our downstairs toilet began leaking. While ...

I suspect Dr. Sears has never written about this particular hazard of co-sleeping: At times, your husband will lose his grip on reality and cave irrevocably to your child's demands. When this happens, you will find yourself sleeping with a big frocking fish tucked in under the covers between you and...

The mind boggles, no? I love it when folks ask me about the status of Arun's "potty-training". When I "confess" he shows no interest in the whole thing, there is an awkward silence before I quickly jump in and honestly state, "But I don't care. He'll do it when he is ready and that's it. I refuse to...

I...... I ......I don't know where the hell I have been. Right here. Reading...... Commenting....... But not writing much of my own thoughts down. I have had loads of them lately, but I just have not been inspired enough to cobble anything meaningful out of them. Reason #23892 why I could never be a...