Hooked on comfort, caffeine and carbs By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com Which is more comforting: your favorite food or a big soft couch? Personally, I prefer them both at the same time. There’s something marvelously self-indulgent about eating while you’re lying down. I like a nice family meal around the.
[Read More]By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com The Ant Man cometh. And apparently he disliketh his job. Or at least the part that has anything to do with bugs. My Ant Man encounter began at 6 a.m. as I stumbled downstairs to fuel up on coffee before a morning of phone interviews..
[Read More]Angst is in the air: Be careful it’s catching By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com The economy is tanking, the election is endless, and now it looks like I might have to sell my blood if I want to keep my kids in mac ‘n cheese. Oh, and did I mention.
[Read More]Oprah’s not the only one packing on the pounds By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com Oprah’s fat again, and – ahem – not to mention any names – but a few of the rest of us have porked up right along with her. America’s favorite yo-yo dieter has fallen off the.
[Read More]Science and religion: A marriage made in Victorian England By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com It was an unlikely marriage. He was a scientist and she was a religious studies major. He went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for a book about evolution. She became a children’s book author, often.
[Read More]The evil stepmother is a staple villain of fairy tales. A wicked witch who cackles into a mirror, she starves her husband’s children while she wallows in riches. Today’s stepmoms might not be accused of casting spells, but talk to any first wife about her husband’s new wife and.
[Read More]IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU LIKE WEEDS By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com “Your weeds are in violation of section 3A of our neighborhood covenants.” The letter was stuck in my friend’s mailbox. She opened it late one night after returning home from visiting her husband who.
[Read More]RAMPANT RUDENESS: WHAT’S THE REAL CAUSE? By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com Outbursts in Congress, cursing on the tennis courts, and grabbing the mic from a young award winner; everyone is lamenting our loss of civility as more and more public figures continue to behave badly. To quote my grandmother, I.
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