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No Counterfeit Chocolate—No Counterfeit Love
@RhondaRhea When I was a kid, I always wondered why anyone would ever choose Frankenberry over Count Chocula. Because…chocolate. That was my entire reason. Of course, even though I was only a kid, I still instinctively knew that cereal chocolate didn’t really count as true chocolate. It was actually the…
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The Perfect Centerpiece
@RhondaRhea There’s hardly anything I enjoy more than a good meal. That’s probably why I don’t cook much.I guess that’s also why I love, love, love whoever it was who invented the marvelous, miraculous…frozen dinner.What a genius! I owe this person. Everyone talks about those fancy ice sculptures. But me?…
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Thread Count vs. Crumb Count vs. What Really Counts
@RhondaRhea People get pretty caught up in the thread count of their sheets these days. I still say the crumb count is a lot bigger deal. Not that I’m one to snack in bed much, mind you. Mostly because I’m not a big fan of sheets that double as an exfoliator.…
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Ready or Not, Here He Comes!
@RhondaRhea For many years, my three sons shared a bathroom. Three. Sons. They shared that bathroom through their teen years. Getting a visual here? Three teen guys in one bathroom. I never really watched the entire Psycho movie but I heard there was a bad shower scene. If the makers of…
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And That’s a Rap
@RhondaRhea I was trying to get the last chocolate chip at the bottom of the smoothie with a straw—and who knew I could beatbox? So I figure my only course now is to write a rap. What possible other choice do I have? I’ve been sitting here for 20 minutes…
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Between Math and a Stuck Place
When I was in junior high, anytime I felt like I needed a good cry, I’d just ask my dad to help me with my math. I’d like to say something about the “sums of the fathers” right here, but any way you pun it, it was actually all me.…
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