Guest column: Do we call her granny, grandma, nana or mee-maw?
I'm going to be a grandmother, at least in the sense that a child of mine is having a child. But I’m not sure if I’ll be a “Grandma” in the name sense. But I wonder why I think that. There’s nothing wrong with Grandma. I grew up with two Grandmothers and each was called … [Read more...]
The No. 1 thing you should never do on Facebook
I read an alarming news story posted by somebody on Facebook about a spring snowstorm that was on its way. “Eight inches, oh my gosh,” I thought. “I have to repost this.” Everyone likes to share bad news. It took about four seconds before someone wrote back, “Hey, dummy, … [Read more...]
Guest column: A rookie at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
Note from Andy: My pal Mary Jean, who is a former Michigan journalist and a ridiculously fine and funny writer, is attending the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament this weekend. This is her second visit. Last year she chronicled her first visit this way: By Mary Jean … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Everyone but me is scary
If history teaches us anything (and it mostly doesn't seem to), it teaches us that our fears can cause us to make some regrettable decisions. We have perfectly justifiable fears — of the new, of the different, of just plain change (we're human after all). But then … [Read more...]
