Growing up, I had some interesting neighbors — I grew up in an interesting neighborhood. There was always something happening, and I could see most of it through my living room window. The neighbors who lived across the street were the source of much entertainment. They were always up to something. As a teen growing up without the…

But Grandma was unmoved — When my mother was growing up, my grandfather loved to watch his favorite television programs while sitting in his easy chair in the living room. One of those shows was called Queen for a Day. He never missed an episode, according to my mother. Every episode featured three poverty-stricken women…

The doctor was afraid my grandmother would lose weight too quickly after she had her teeth pulled; he needn’t have worried — My grandmother was morbidly obese, and she had all her teeth extracted at an early age. Because of having all her teeth removed in one sitting, she couldn’t eat solid food for a long time. Several days after having her teeth extracted, she visited her doctor for a routine appointment…

Clever, gross, or both? — A family friend threw a baby shower for a mutual cousin and invited me. I had a wonderful time at the baby shower. We laughed and gossiped and grazed at the buffet while we watched the guest of honor open her presents. At the baby shower, I met an interesting…

I never told him what I learned when I found it — Did you ever wonder, if your husband or spouse had a secret phone, where would they keep it? Well, I found my husband’s secret cellphone in the trunk of his car. One day, I borrowed my husband’s car to go to the gym while mine was in the repair shop…

And I let him — What would you do or say if your spouse kept pictures of his former flame in one of his dresser drawers? What if he visited that dresser drawer to look at those pictures every chance he got? That’s exactly what happened to me when I was married. I caught my…

It worked, at first — When my cousin got married, she and her husband both had full-time jobs. She promptly quit her job to take care of the kids after the wedding; the only problem was that they didn’t have any. My cousin demanded her husband’s entire paycheck every week while she stayed home and…

Cats are like potato chips — The house next door caught on fire on a hot summer day. It was July, and all the neighbors braved the heat to stand on the sidewalk and watch the flames. When the fire engines arrived, firefighters urged everyone to move farther away, and we did, for the most part. …

I had a giant bottle of aspirin at my desk, but apparently, she could take only Tylenol — In today’s modern workplace, it’s not uncommon to find yourself working alongside a large number of people. Whether you’re in a traditional office setting or a more open coworking space, there are bound to be a lot of people in close proximity. …