The Case of the Exploding Turkey
Dear Jessica Brennan, People eat all sorts of things at Easter. We usually have salmon, some people have lamb and lots of people have turkey. Turkey is, of course, the …
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Today only! Massive Sale on BOGOs!
Dear Jessica Brennan, Last week, Dad and I were driving up Dundas St, and there was a sign that said “BOGO Sale.” Dad asked, “What’s a BOGO, and why is …
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How to Dish the Dirt on Your Ex-Wife
Dear Jessica Brennan, When a relationship dissolves, and people bandage their hearts and split up the crock-pots and pillow cases, something else happens. They become an ex. Ex-husband, ex-wife, ex-friend …
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Do Not Make Me Call Your Kids!
Dear Jessica Brennan, I am of the generation that isn’t a Boomer or Gen-Xer. I’m in that 5-7 years that those who decide these things (I think we call them …
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Love is Love, Hate is Hate
Dear Jessica Brennan, (a ranty poem-ish blog) Hate is hate. You can wrap it up in gender, Colour, faith, sexual preference, Or class structure. You can call it politics Or …
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Full Disclosure. It Works Both Ways.
Dear Jessica Brennan, I have to admit, it isn’t just Dad who’s getting a bit thick with time. I, too, now seem to have the attention span of a hamster. …
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Thanks to the Song in My Head
Dear Jessica Brennan, A couple of weeks ago, during the kind of impatience that can only come with a renovation, I noticed Dad’s way of almost putting things away. He …
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Never Sing Karaoke in a Belly-Top
Dear Jessica Brennan, On the issue of karaoke. Here’s my call. Karaoke is like belly-tops. Those who shouldn’t often do. I have never sung Karaoke. I never will, but for …
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(Never) Star in Your Own Commercial!
Dear Jessica Brennan, Listen carefully. Never, ever do your own commercials. You don’t know how. Don’t even consider it, or you will end up like those guys on the TV …
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How to Live with Sorrow and Troubled Water
Dear Jessica Brennan, In life, we are sometimes sought out by sorrow surrounding us and hanging heavy, crushing our entire world. With sorrow comes the worst kind of misery and …
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