To The Manner Born

Guys feel free to take the day off, or not, your choice. The family received this email from The Fashionista. Hello family!      ...

From Tickled Pink and Green Due to Sandy, the internet is slow so I'll be brief. I've been hooked on This is New York , the ...

Where the h did I leave the car? I knew it wasn't at the hotel, and my last memory was of a 7-11, but not one I could locate on Google...

I feel it is important for a husband to regularly provide his wife the ammunition with which she will then use at her discretion to regularl...

I find myself in beautiful Old Town, Alexandria Virginia this morning, surrounded by love and happiness  filled to the brim with stories of ...

From the hornet On this day in 1413, Prince Hal, Harry Monmouth became King Henry V of England. From Shakespeare’s Henry V: Thi...

From Futtner's Family Farm The J. Peterman Company in their effort to compose a telling story for each of their goods writes ...

These aren't the political pages but some things are too funny/ or sad to pass up whatever your denomination. The US Congress works i...

I've a secret to reveal. During however many years the programs have been broadcast I have never, not even once, watched a single epis...

I admit to loving The Fantasticks. I blame that on Jerry Orbach. As a young man he had a face for radio, and a voice few would expect able...

Last night was a milestone night in our family. My bonus daughter, The Fashionista became engaged to the young gentleman she has been tr...

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Four years ago we rebuilt our kitchen from top to bottom. Around Labor Day of that year we decided to get serious about replacing the kitc...

Dr. Doogie put me to the test.  His minions poked, prodded, leached and stabbed me so often I felt like Sunday dinner on the African Queen....

We owe today's birthday boy a great deal of thanks.  Although he can neither draw nor sew, his intuitive sense of style and taste hav...

Too bad I found this after visiting Doogie. Michaels came through.  They did a great job, faster than promised, I happy with the end p...

Once upon a time I made mention of my MD's eminent retirement.     I'm taking it badly.  Last spring I wrote " I want to fi...

Several of my favorite women are so hard to photograph that I've come to embrace their choice of "no graven images".  That ...

I suspect that more parents share birthdays with one or more of their children than I'd care to admit.  Many of those few I know are ...

Sunday in Mayberry included a  bright, beautiful if somewhat cool fall afternoon.  A good one for raking the leaves or building a fire...