Small Talk: When the man flu is real
Continuing to be the strong, silent, independent sort may get you killed....
Jean Gillette
Small Talk: The chaos of shopping for kids clothes
We have hit “the year of having opinions.” I knew it was coming and I have braced for it, but it is not pretty....
Small Talk: Assault of the battery
Do you feel like everyone and everything is just moving too fast? I have discovered an antidote. Just leave your car door ajar overnight....
Time for college-bound seniors to fill out FAFSA
REGION — High school seniors planning to attend college or technical school next fall should fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, also...
Small Talk: Picky eater problems
If I didn’t have a husband who will eat almost any leftovers, I might have turned to raising pigs....
Small Talk: Agony of the ‘unbirthday’
Is there any agony like the agony of having to stand by and watch your sibling celebrate a birthday? Not around our house. I have...
Full overnight closure of Manchester at I-5 through Sept. 13
Starting Sept. 8, and continuing until Sept. 13, a full overnight closure of eastbound and westbound Manchester Avenue at Interstate 5 (I-5) will take place...
Small Talk: Talking tacos
I heard someone say, "It’s hard to ruin a taco.” Oh, I very much beg to differ....
Small Talk: Kids say the darndest things
Every year I make a point of chatting with the K teachers to see what hijinks went down the first week of school. They never...
Small Talk: Baffling bug bites
I have three bug bites on my person at this point, which is three too many, because I am a delicate flower....
