Hot, Cold Or Simply Confused?
I wish that…women would stop wearing short shorts with knee-high leather boots and tights dead in the middle of winter. This is just one “fashion statement” that is better left unmade. Seriously, are these women suffering from some type of sensory confusion syndrome? Choosing to don such a ridiculous outfit seems to indicate that these women don’t know... Read More
Circumcision: San Francisco Wants To Cut It Out
San Francisco Wants To Ban Circumcisions I find it quite ironic that San Francisco, one of the most progressive cities in our country, is proposing a ban on male circumcision (for those under the age of 18) to appear on the city’s Nov. 8th ballot. The ban does not make any exemptions for religious practices. This has led a group of Jewish and Muslim residents to unite... Read More
Coming To Terms With Aging….NOT!
I wish that…there was a book or someone brave enough to tell women in their 30s about all the body changes and mental adjustments they will face when they hit 40. Seriously! Women have to watch their bodies “go to hell faster than Weiner can whip it out.” This wish was sent in by Nina Gabriele-Cuva, a published short-story writer with a great sense of humor,... Read More
The Rocketplane: Coming To An Airport Near You!
I wish that… airplanes flew faster. I recently took a very long 13-hour flight halfway around the world; I had a lot of time to ponder on the topic of airplanes and travel times. Currently it takes about 8 hours to fly on a commercial jet from New York to Paris. The supersonic Concorde used to make this flight in under 3.5 hours; fantatstic, right? Sadly this plane is... Read More
Toy Packaging Be Damned!
I wish that…toy packaging was more sensible, less dangerous and less wasteful! I often dread buying my children new toys. This is especially true around Christmas when Santa is nice enough to deliver all the toys on the huge wish list that each of them so diligently and enthusiastically wrote up. As I get ready to remove the toy packaging, I remind myself to take the... Read More
ASS: Adulterer Surveillance System
I wish that… there was some kind of online national database that would list all the men and women who have ever cheated on their spouses. The recent sordid tale about an adulterous Arnold Schwarzenegger, who now admits to fathering a child with a member of his household staff, got us thinking about adulterers in general and their unfortunate spouses. We were trying to... Read More
Pain Relief Requested
I wish that… I were healthy again. I have been dealing with shingles for the past three weeks, and I can barely walk the pain is so bad. Our well-wisher this week is Karen who blogs over at karenshealthylifestyle.blogspot.com. We chose Karen’s wish to be the “Reader’s Wish Of The Week” because we wanted to help out oure fellow Commentarista Erika... Read More
‘Kids. Stop It Right Now!’
I wish that…my kids would just get along and not fight or bicker. They fight over everything, all the time. It drives me CRAZY. This “Wish of the Week,” which many of us share, was submitted by Rachele who blogs about her life and family at: More Fun Than Allowed…With Kids (mftawk.com). Unfortunately, what Rachele is describing is typical, widespread and, yes,... Read More
Homework?! Mommy Doesn’t Have Time To Do It!
I wish that… I had more time, and that teachers would not assign huge homework projects to young kids. This winning “Wish of the Week” was submitted by Jen, who blogs about life over at redheadranting.com. Jen suggested that teachers shouldn’t assign projects that require all sorts running around to a kid who isn’t old enough to drive, to design the project... Read More
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall…
“I wish I had a perfect complexion.” This wish was sent in by Cardiogirl (www.cardiogirl.net), who vividly remembers playing “The Choosing Game” in middle school. That’s the game where girlfriends ask each other what they would change about their looks. ”Would you ‘choose’ to have perfect hair over perfect skin, or vice versa?”... Read More
