by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 24, 2022 | Weekly Column
Hallmark store clerk: Good morning! May I help you select the perfect greeting card today? HERSCHEL WALKER: Yeah, thanks. Have you got anything along the lines of “Sorry About Lying To Everybody About Not Being Your Dad!” And, hey, do those...
by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 17, 2022 | Weekly Column
Fearmongering politicians claim the IRS is hiring 87,000 agents, arming them, and ordering them to kick down the door at Meemaw’s trailer home to scare the grits out of her if she’s behind on her taxes. That’s a terrifying scenario or...
by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 10, 2022 | Weekly Column
I was eagerly anticipating a bucket list trip to Italy in a few months until the fine folks at the travel agency began to send increasingly ominous emails harping on the need to be able to “walk long distances” and “negotiate steep steps...
by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 3, 2022 | Weekly Column
Flight Attendant: Good morning and welcome aboard Flight 815 with nonstop service to Caracas, Venezuela. Ted Cruz: Uhhhh, wait. Did she just say Venezuela??? I thought we were going to Cabo! I’m wearing my flowery shirt and cargo shorts with my murse....
by Celia Rivenbark | Sep 26, 2022 | Weekly Column
Our nation is divided on so many fronts these days, matters big and small, global and, er, townal. Our beliefs are routinely challenged by friends and family, not just strangers. One of the most serious divisions is relatively new. I refer, of course, to how we...