by celiaadmin | Oct 11, 2015 | Weekly Column
So I went to the phone store the other day and everybody was so friendly! I mean, seriously, freakishly, tail-waggin’ friendly. The first thing they do is greet you at the door and it’s all very “first names only.” In fact, they put...
by celiaadmin | Oct 11, 2015 | Weekly Column
I don’t think I have ever read a more unbelievable news story than the one last week about a husband and wife who used their iPads to safely land their small plane when its electrical system failed. I’m not amazed that you could land a plane with...
by celiaadmin | Oct 11, 2015 | Weekly Column
Oh, I am going to miss Brian Williams, especially now that he is a five-time Grammy winner. OK, I’m kidding. The truth is I don’t honestly care that Brian Williams turns out to have a small problem with “truthiness” as Stephen Colbert might...
by celiaadmin | Oct 11, 2015 | Weekly Column
I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to, finally, FINALLY, see the South get credit for doing something right. And not just anywhere in the South. Mi-ss-i-ss-i-pp-i! The state whose test scores and literacy rates inspired less charitable Southerners to...
by celiaadmin | Oct 11, 2015 | Weekly Column
I need some new living room drapes and, truth be told, one of those oversized round ottomans with the little tufted buttons, preferably in a celery color to coordinate with the new drapes. All told, I need about $1,800 to make these two things happen. I’m...
by celiaadmin | Oct 11, 2015 | Weekly Column
Like many parents of high school seniors, Duh Hubby and I have been poring over financial aid forms and grappling with the FAFSA, the Big Form You Gotta Fill Out to see if your kid can get federal financial aid for college. Stop me if I’m going too fast...
by celiaadmin | Oct 11, 2015 | Weekly Column
This is my favorite time of year because it gives me a chance to show off my freakishly accurate ability to know exactly when post-Christmas sale prices are slashed from the pedestrian and uninspired 50 percent off to the infinitely more rewarding 75 percent off....
by celiaadmin | Oct 11, 2015 | Weekly Column
Rivenbark column for week beginning Sunday, Jan. 11 While the rest of the world was fretting over Sarah Palin’s 6-year-old son using the family dog as a step-stool so he could reach the sink to do the dishes, I was like, “Whoa. How do you get a kid...
