Why I Can’t Sleep

Are you an insomniac?  Well, that's too bad for you, because I'm not.  I can sleep like the dead.  Anywhere.  At least I could, until I got married and had kids. I don't know if this is unique to my house, but there are things that happen in my bed that cause me to be awake.  A lot. Rather than … [Read more...]

Review: 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid

This is a vehicle I was very much looking forward to.  It's tough to explain, but it was a curiosity - almost a morbid one.  Is it as good as they say it is? Kia hasn't always had a stellar reputation, but it and its stable-mate, Hyundai, have risen from those ashes and have become relatively … [Read more...]

How Do You Love Your Loved One?

I'm hoping it's the way they deserve to be loved. I recently read a quote, tweeted by my friend Connie Peters, that made me realize I have to say this, and say it LOUD. I want to ask you a personal question:  how do you treat the love of your life?  The person that is your partner, the one who … [Read more...]

Review: 2012 Honda Civic Coupe EX

It ain't bad, people.  It ain't bad at all. I expected the worst!  I expected an abject failure! OK, maybe I didn't expect something quite that bad, but judging by the press I HAVE seen on this latest generation Civic, bashing everything from its brakes, its handling and even the materials and … [Read more...]

I’m Great With Names…. As Long As They’re Bob

Ever feel like you have Alzheimer's - even if it's temporary?  Why is it that I can't get people's names straight sometimes? I've come to terms with the fact that I'm just terrible with names.  I can't remember them, unless I commit them to memory by force. It starts at home.  I can't always … [Read more...]

A few days with the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Taxi

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. You know how some vehicles just speak to you?  Well, this is one line you won't hear the Ford Transit Connect Taxi saying to you.  Ever.   From now on, I'm going to refer to it as the Taxi, because I can't type Ford Transit Connect Taxi another 20 times … [Read more...]

The “S” word – the nasty one

I don't get why this word seems to be one of the hardest words to utter in our language.  I'm guessing that all the other languages in the world have a similarly difficult syntax around this word, because fitting it into any sentence seems to be an impossibility to some people. So, let's talk about … [Read more...]

Sage and Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

This will be the quickest and easiest recipe I'm ever going to post here. First of all, we can't take a shred of credit here, as we were told about it - and secondly, there are plenty of variations out there.  But I still wanted to share it because it was a big hit, and it was so easy!  By the … [Read more...]