Thinking Outside the Cat Box

By Rhonda Rhea –

Have I ever told you about our morbidly obese cat? Whatever it is inside a cat brain that tells the cat belly it’s full, is completely missing from Sammy’s anatomy. So he eats and eats until he barfs. Then he moos for more. And I do mean moos. Sammy got so fat that we never felt altogether comfortable letting him lean on a load-bearing wall. Fat. Cat. Read more

You too!

By Darren Marlar –

“Have a nice day!” (Yeah, you too!)

That’s the verbal exchange we’re all used to. Someone wishes us well, and we automatically respond in kind. This conversation for most of us occurs daily. Read more

Road Trip

By Jodi Whisenhunt –

My husband refuses to fly in airplanes, so our every vacation is a road trip. We drive a Quest, aptly named since it has racked up many thousand miles trekking from Texas to Canada to Florida and many states in between. When we travel, a GPS navigator announces the route, but road signs guide our journey. Read more

Banging Heads Against the Tree of Evolution

By Darren Marlar –

Five years of college – four credits.  School was not my best subject.  They held classes before eight in the morning.  How can anyone expect to learn anything that early?

When I did make it to class, I remember hearing my Biology professor, Mr. Knowsitall, claim that my great-great-great-great-grandfather was an ape. Read more

I Never Met a Baby Who Never Needed Changing

By Rhonda Rhea –

It was Daniel’s nine-month mile marker—certainly an occasion for a trip to the photography studio. I headed to the mall with my sweet baby all decked out in his cutest nerd suit, complete with suspenders and bow tie. He was adorable. Read more

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