by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 22, 2024 | Weekly Column
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve simply crouched in a dark corner, forcing myself to think only of fluffy kittens playing in a wicker basket filled with colorful balls of yarn. Ahhhh. Kittens. Yarn. But even as the kittens romped through my tortured noggin, I...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 15, 2024 | Weekly Column
Did you know rich people don’t cover their windows? I didn’t, until I saw the headline in “The Atlantic” recently. It was only a smidge ironic that I had to stop reading the article because a paywall popped up and I didn’t have a subscription. Guess who has...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 8, 2024 | Weekly Column
I had looked forward to my 50th high school reunion for months. Who would attend? What would I wear? What would they wear? Would what I wear look better than what they wore? Did I just say that out loud? High school back in the ‘70s was groovy. We didn’t have cell...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 1, 2024 | Weekly Column
It’s hard being a liberal who loves Cracker Barrel. (Doesn’t that sound like a good title for a country song?) The interstate staple with a commitment to all things “Kountry,” Cracker Barrel is an easy target for those of my political persuasion. Comedian Bill Maher,...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 17, 2024 | Weekly Column
Looking back, it was presented as such a harmless, innocent, fun activity. It’s completely safe, my neighbor said, adding under her breath, “most of the time.” The way she said it I was reminded of prescription drug commercials where everyone looks so happy but the...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 10, 2024 | Weekly Column
Anytime I write about dogs I get mail from readers who accuse me of the worst thing they can imagine: “You sound like a CAT PERSON!” Well, yes. But I’m dog-curious. Besides, who stood up for poor Cricket just a few weeks back? When South Dakota’s nutjob governor...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 3, 2024 | Weekly Column
“Hi friend, you got time for a quick convo?” “Ginni Thomas, is that you? I’ve been wondering when you might reach out to me. We Supreme Court Justice wives gotta stick together.” “True that, Martha-Ann. I can’t believe Sammy threw you under the bus like that, saying...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 27, 2024 | Weekly Column
So let’s say you’re a woman walking alone in the woods. Which would you rather encounter unexpectedly—a man or a bear? The question, posed on TikTok a few weeks ago, went viral as they say. Think cholera/bubonic plague/smallpox levels of viral. The reason for...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 20, 2024 | Weekly Column
Hey ladies! Remember a few years ago when they said we shouldn’t take hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats? They said it was bad for you! It could give you cancer! Use guided imagery to power through those sweats and...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 13, 2024 | Weekly Column
I blame Sarah Palin for the Republican male obsession with tough-talkin’, pistol-totin’ women candidates. Remember how “Mama Grizzly” leaned out of helicopters to shoot wolves in her native Alaska? How she killed AND dressed out a moose before dawn? How her hunting...
