(Posted today on The Boomer Cafe) That’s twice this week that he used the big spoon. It struck me as odd when I emptied the dishwasher. Now, three days after that, I see that he’s used it again. I shouldn’t…
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My Husband Used the Big Spoon
Tagged with: cooking, Covid Stay at home, humor, lockdown humor, relationship humor
Posted in Covid stay at hom, dads, Family, Home, humor, News, relationships
Posted in Covid stay at hom, dads, Family, Home, humor, News, relationships
To Survive the Pandemic, I Escaped to the Middle Ages
Bread making and alcohol – that’s how a lot of my friends got through this past year of Covid seclusion. A more loathsome lot spent their time by picking up a new skill like sewing or guitar, or learning a…
Tagged with: coronavirus, covid, humor, lockdown, stay at home, The Last Kingdom
Posted in Covid stay at hom, Home, humor, News
Posted in Covid stay at hom, Home, humor, News
Buddy, You Complete Me
(A book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing?) There are were few things more annoying than crazy dog people. They are often worse than new parents in their belief that their dog is more unique or intelligent than…
Men Who Wear Masks Get More SEX!
My take on mask wearing featured today on Slackjaw! View at Medium.com Okay, so maybe this study hasn’t been completed, or published yet, or even started for that matter, but simple deductive reasoning leads to the obvious conclusion that men…
Buddy, You Complete Me
(A book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing?” Avail on Amazon) There are were few things more annoying than crazy dog people. They are often worse than new parents in their belief that their dog is more unique…
Tagged with: animals, dog resuce, dogs, humor, rescue dogs
Posted in animals, dogs, humor, News, Uncategorized
Posted in animals, dogs, humor, News, Uncategorized
IT’S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME (a book excerpt)
An excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? a collection of essays by Kristen Hansen Brakeman It was the time of year that instilled dread and fear in the hearts of parents across the country. College application deadline? No.…
Tagged with: girl scout cookies, humor, life with kids, parenting
Posted in cookies, humor, kids, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
Posted in cookies, humor, kids, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
Refill the Damn Water Pitcher!
I had the house to myself so I made another video! Kids – Refill the Damn Water Pitcher! …. (please)
BY BOOK RELEASE IS TODAY!
IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING? is released today! And available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble now! Thanks to Tidal Press and everyone who helped make it happen! Advanced praise: “Apparently, Brakeman lives in the cushions of our couch, for how else…
Tagged with: essays, humor, mother daughter, News, parenting, sandwich generation
Posted in books, mother daughter, News, parenting, Uncategorized, women, Writing
Posted in books, mother daughter, News, parenting, Uncategorized, women, Writing
I Saw A Meteor and Lost My S…
It’s 6:38 AM and I’m making my kids’ lunches and staring out my kitchen window mindlessly at the valley below, when this light – this incandescent neon green light – catches my eye low on the horizon. The light gets…
I Jinxed El Niño – You Can Blame Me
“The El Niño rains are still coming! They’ll be here in January . . . February, no, we mean March, possibly April, or even late May,” the local weather forecasters all say. Yet our days feel remarkably like summer, and…
Tagged with: El Nino, humor, meteorology, rains, Science, Storm watch, Weather
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Posted in humor, life, los angeles, News, Science, Southern California, Weather
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