By Brenda Brissette Mata I have always been a “Yes ma’am” and “No sir” kind of gal. Respecting your elders was drilled into me growing up and I did my best to make my children understand the importance of respect, too. But things got a little weird recently when I realized … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
Great, big teddy bears of love … no strings attached, right?
I was watching TV the other day when a commercial came on for a company that makes gigantic teddy bears. I do not remember the announcer’s exact words but they were something along the lines of “Hey guys, buy your special lady a 6-foot teddy bear and she will – wink-wink, … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: Who would win – Superman or Batman?
http://www.wedgies.com/question/56bcdde00f19031a00503ee4 … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … The February 10 edition
Come Heller high water ... Oh, c'mon, it's impossible to blame Gov. Snyder for declining the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee invitation to testify. If you were a Republican governor would you? The invite was meant for show anyway. If he'd said yes they'd have … [Read more...]
Guest column: A zillion bad mother-in-law jokes – make that a zillion and one
By Brenda Brissette Mata As of last month, my twin sons are married. Both waited until they were in the third decade of life to tie the knot, or knots, as it were. After the most recent wedding someone joked about having me for a mother-in-law and I suddenly remembered, … [Read more...]