Pam GrimesinBe YourselfElvis, The Big Lebowski & the Empty Nest“Small kids, small problems–big kids, big problems.” As a parent of three grown sons, this adage rings very true. When my boys were small…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfPandemic PudgeThey say we’ll come out of the pandemic a hunk, a chunk, or a drunk. I’m working on two of the three like I’m on a mission from God. I…Mar 20, 20213Mar 20, 20213
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfHey, Did I Just Join a Cult?When I was a kid growing up in the ’70s, my mother worried that I’d join a cult. Cults were big news back then. Patty Hearst was kidnapped…Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfI Married a Serial EntreprenuerI could practically hear the banjo music as I crept up the dirt road toward the pasture. My objective: snap some pictures of cows and…Aug 27, 20201Aug 27, 20201
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfBetter AngelsNothing’s very funny in the middle of a pandemic. I’m currently in quarantine with my husband, two grown sons (yep, still here), and our…Aug 17, 2020Aug 17, 2020
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfHow to Avoid Drowning While Getting Your Groove BackIf you’ve read Chicken Mom and The Big Eddy, then you already know I’m not a risk-taker. You need to understand from the start; this is…Oct 23, 2019Oct 23, 2019
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfLeaving HomeOur youngest son left for college last month. Perhaps you’re familiar with this rite of passage. It’s a time filled with excitement…Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019
Pam GrimesConfessions of an Accidental Spammer“Just remember, when you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.” — Charles SchultzSep 28, 2019Sep 28, 2019
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfMy Ghost MaxI live in a haunted house on the Oregon coast. When my husband and I bought the 83-year-old Cape Cod last fall, we didn’t know it was…Sep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
Pam GrimesFootlooseTo say I am uncoordinated is a gross understatement. Like saying Beyonce can carry a tune or Tiger Woods kind of likes golf. Case in point…Sep 4, 20194Sep 4, 20194