On the Wrong Side of the Grass
C.L. Beck
02-10-10
            After years of astute observation—no, I am not going to tell you how many years, because then you’d realize I know how to live in a cave and cook woolly mammoth steaks for dinner—I’ve come to the conclusion that women over the age of 50 shouldn’t cook.

Dust the light bulbs in 2010
By C.L. Beck
01-13-10
            New Year’s resolutions. Who first came up with them, and why?

A Ghostly Tale
C.L. Beck
10-14-09
            October—that month when the wind blows, clouds shroud the moon and scary things happen. Kids dress up as hobgoblins and play tricks on us. Political candidates run campaign ads.

The snake wrangler
C.L. Beck
09-16-09

            A study done many years ago found that a fake turtle placed on the street caused drivers to stop their cars and get out, presumably to either help the turtle cross the street or to wish it well. However, when a snake was placed on the road, people intentionally aimed for it, drove over it, backed up their cars and drove over it again.

Lessons from the Dog, the Cat, and the Three-Year-Old
C.L. Beck
08-19-09
THE DOG’S PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE:
1.         The family cat is brainless—she swallows her own fur.
2.         If you eat the rotten pork chop in the yard—the one that fell from heaven—you’ll feel great for an hour and then you’ll vomit for the rest of the day. But it’s worth it...

Shutdown in Three … Two … One …
7-22-09
            “Oh, look, a treadmill,” I said to my husband, Russ, as we wandered through the home furnishings store.