Birth and The Middle Wife A teacher of some fifteen years with two kids herself absolutely swears that this is by far the funniest and best birth or Middle Wife story ever. It comes from something rather hilarious that she witnessed in her own second grade classroom a few years back. Remembering when she was a kid how she loved show-and-tell time, she began having a couple of sessions with her own students. As she tells it, this activity has always been a great help to young children who need to get over their shyness. Each session would see the kids in her class  bring in pet turtles, model...

Mentally Disturbed or Disturbingly Mental Dear Diary Just back from visiting someone ... anyway I really must remember this particular visit so that is why I am telling you all about it and about my mentally disturbed friend Edna. Aah Dear Diary, now just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. Now in our case, this of course applies to everyone we know ...  our stable, unstable and/or mentally disturbed or, as Arthur always puts it ... our 'disturbingly mental' friends and family. This diary note is about Ralph and Edn...

Great Thinkers – Fun is Not a Luxury by Cathryn Johnson With the recession hitting many Americans where it hurts – in their pocketbooks – spending on leisure, entertainment and fun has taken a big hit. Out-of-job families are managing their money, and the first thing that usually goes is spending on entertainment. And I have noticed that not only are my out-of-work friends cutting back on leisure spending, but they are also cutting back on fun in general. They tend to be in a more solemn mood. Friends that once sat around and light-heartedly joked with one another, tend now to be te...

Dear Diary - Flatulence, Shooting Ducks and an iPod! Dear Diary .... Now I know that you are wondering what on earth flatulence could have to do with shooting ducks and an iPod, but just stay with me on this, please ... Found myself at lunch with with two 'old' friends, Cate and Ann, last week and I must say,  aside from the fact that they clearly are looking and behaving their age,  both girls were in fine form.  Now although we had a bit of a late start (took us a while to find each other - a little mix up again on which restaurant we were supposed to be going to) we had a splendid time ...

Annoying cat behavior and the moggy with a mind of its own! Do I agree with this statement above - Annoying Cat Behavior? Hardly! Well to be fair,  its the word 'mind' that I question.  Don't get me wrong, I am an avid cat (Moggy) lover, but you have to ask yourself if these sometimes annoying cat friends of ours have any brains at all with some of the things they do ... like playing in toilet bowls, chasing their own shadows, freaking out at the sight of their own shadows, getting stuck in fish bowls, to name a few. A frequent complaint from owners (myself included) of  annoying felines i...