Confessions of a Clay Pot

Obituary: H. Edward Reeves - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott I'm writing this ahead of time, because Friday morning, whe...

The basement bathroom is about 8x7. What is that? 56 square feet? Even amateurs like we are can tackle a job that minor, can't we? Well,...

Before you laugh at me and say, "No, you can't!" You have to realize that, most of the time, I get it done. Anytime I start to...

Too much information? Sorry, but I thought it was time I admitted it. I know many people who claim that they just can’t start their day with...

I’m turning 35 this summer. Whether that seems old or young to you probably depends on how much higher or lower your own number is. What I k...

…but I’ll get to that in a minute. There was a news bit last night about how the paparazzi are all over celebrity babies. One photographer...

Apparently comfort can be an idol, and I am at high risk for comfort-idolatry. This can lead to the sin of boredom. I don’t know how deadly ...

My neighborhood is teeming with joggers nowadays. Drive attentively, because these spandex-clad women and men are fast-moving and hard-to-sp...

It’s ironic that I only seem to achieve my dream of coolness when I completely surrender trying. I’ve always had a lot to aspire to, because...

We were at the food court at the mall.  One kid wanted Taco Bell and one wanted Arby’s.  I knew that going to Arby’s was going to mean drink...

When he got completely tongue tied and disappeared into the back office for several minutes, my husband started cracking up.  At first, I di...

"Are your allergies bugging you today?"  My husband often lists my general emotional stability as my most attractive trait, so I...

Don't be confused; I messed up plenty this week.  But I've got an old transgression I need to get off my chest. When we first move...

I love old people.  I'm just like some jerk about to crack a Polack joke, who says, "Some of my best friends are Polish people....

I've had no less than three utterly stupid moments behind the wheel of a car in the last month.  I don't normally consider myself to...

My lack of bladder control is historic.  My tortured family could hardly settle into their morning bathroom routine without a frantic knock ...

There is nothing more flattering that being "chosen."  The old cliche about the disappointment of being chosen last is not a clich...

Mushrooms won't send me into anaphylactic shock or even give me the trots.  But when I'm ordering at a restaurant, planning dinner w...

When I can, I try to think like an 80 year old lady.  I figure since that's where I'm hoping to end up, and I hope to be happy when ...

I realize that there is a lot at stake in sharing some things publicly and I have to approach today's confession with caution.  There ar...