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Can YOU Make the Holidays a Little Brighter?  Sure You Can

Can YOU Make the Holidays a Little Brighter?  Sure You Can

Thanksgiving has come and gone and now all over the country, people are rushing to get their shopping lists done, their homes decorated, packages wrapped, and yuletide travel plans finalized.  Everyone wants to have that Hallmark, Norman Rockwell-esque Christmas season, but more often than not, there are times that more closely resemble ‘Cousin Eddie’ trying to drain the RV’s sewer line out front than a Martha Stewart Christmas dinner.  The holidays can be one of the most stressful times of…

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The Department of Motor Vehicles: Sixty Minutes in Heaven

The Department of Motor Vehicles: Sixty Minutes in Heaven

I recently had the good fortune (please read that with intense sarcasm) of having to interact with the Department of Motor Vehicles, an organization who’s very name screams “painful experience” and “test of will”. I was there to obtain historic tags for my 1999 Toyota Camry (nicknamed “Stan”) who – yes – is still on the road after all of these years, but is only driven occasionally by my youngest daughter (this disclaimer is provided to assure the DMV that…

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A House Full of Women – A Blessing or A Curse?

A House Full of Women – A Blessing or A Curse?

There was a time long ago – as a young man, when I would watch all of those MTV videos of male rock stars dancing and singing amongst scantily-clad women (Van Halen’s “Hot For Teacher” comes to mind for some reason as a perfect example) and I would say to myself, “one day, I’m going to live in a house full of women.” Be careful what you wish for. Like some demented genie or cursed monkey’s paw, fate has granted…

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