Younger generation in high-tech heaven
August 27, 2007
By Lori Borgman - McClatchy Newspapers We have just returned from a weekend at the Chicago condo that the son and daughter-in-law are renovating. The only thing that didn't beep, buzz, ring, glow, flash or stay continually connected to cyberspace was the husband and myself. You ring a buzzer to ...
Make life your new adventure land
August 18, 2007
By Jane Glenn Haas - Orange County Register When my kids were little, I used to take them on "adventures." "Adventures" took us out of the house and stretched our horizons. With a little imagination, I could turn almost anything into an adventure - from a trip to the grocery ...
Does your plan include underwater minutes?
August 6, 2007
By Jeanne Marie Laskas - Special to The Washington Post Ever since I dropped my cellphone into a large, piping hot cup of McDonald's coffee (with two creams), I've been hearing a lot of dunked cellphone stories. The thing is, I never get my whole story out before people start ...
Bun is the loneliest number . . .
August 3, 2007
By Lori Borgman - McClatchy Newspapers When we loaded the car and left Dad's place, he insisted we take four hot dog buns, three brat buns and seven hamburger buns home with us. It's not easy living single in an eight-buns-to-a-bag world. We are engineered for multiples. Table for two, ...
Are you ready for a rainy day?
August 1, 2007
By Jeanne Marie Laskas - Special to The Washington Post I spent four glorious woman hours at the mall, the first chance I've had to shop by myself for myself in probably a year. I'm zooming home now with a trunkload of new clothes that I may or may not ...