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Buyer Beware!
The strange (and smelly!) world of online shopping.
Heather Jerrie
Jul 12, 20242 min read
A Cat and Mouse Game
The ethics of rescuing a mouse.
Heather Jerrie
Jun 21, 20244 min read
OK, Who Let the Leopard In?
There must have been that moment, long, long ago, when humans found their first home. I can just picture that cold, rainy day, one of our...
Heather Jerrie
Mar 16, 20244 min read
The Secret Life of Stuff
The stuff in our lives seems to have a mind of its own.
Heather Jerrie
Mar 2, 20244 min read
Do Aliens Write Holiday Letters?
Do you send out a holiday letter every year? I've been sitting here for an hour or so, struggling to write ours. Groan! OK, I'll admit,...
Heather Jerrie
Dec 16, 20233 min read
Look Out! Your Shoe's Untied!
Ah, April Fool's Day. One of my favorite holidays of the year. The one day of the year where we can all spread confusion and mayhem...
Heather Jerrie
Apr 1, 20233 min read
Sorry, What Were You Saying?
I'm sorry. You were telling me about your trip, and I'm sure it was very interesting, but my internal committee started butting in, and...
Heather Jerrie
Sep 10, 20223 min read
Spring: Lovely, Luscious and Late
It's so frustrating when spring is late, isn't it? Winter just drags on and on until it seems like it's never going to end. We're all...
Heather Jerrie
Apr 21, 20225 min read
The Ones Who Teach the Knee-Huggers
I've ventured into the world of the knee huggers - the rooms full of squirmy four-year-olds sitting at little tables. Let me tell you,...
Heather Jerrie
Mar 30, 20226 min read
Confessions of a Lousy Gardener
Well, it's spring, and the gardening season has begun. All my friends will soon be happily posting pictures of their colorful vegetables...
Heather Jerrie
May 19, 20213 min read
Those Annoying Earthlings
Well, even in these crazy times humans still keep on exploring, and this month we watched the newest Rover Explorer make a perfect...
Heather Jerrie
Mar 1, 20216 min read
Goodbye, 2020!
As we creep toward the last hours of 2020, I think we're all looking forward to saying goodbye to this awful year. Looking back, it...
Heather Jerrie
Dec 30, 20203 min read
The Everyone Olympics
What it there was an Olympics for regular people like you and me?
Heather Jerrie
Aug 13, 20205 min read
What Are You Waiting For?
Come on out, America! You're safe - um, sort of...
Heather Jerrie
May 22, 20203 min read
They've Noticed We're Home
Never, ever let your pets use your email.
Heather Jerrie
Apr 10, 20204 min read
First Contact!
The first visit from aliens - in a Walmart parking lot
Heather Jerrie
Mar 20, 20206 min read
Leap Year: Getting Right with the Sun
Try to explain Leap Year to 27 2nd graders. Spoiler: you can't.
Heather Jerrie
Feb 28, 20204 min read
The Weirdest Holiday of the Year
Punxsutawney Phil: An Exclusive Interview
Heather Jerrie
Jan 31, 20205 min read
Midnight at the Four Seasons Bar
Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall gather for their weekly drink at the Four Seasons bar.
Heather Jerrie
Jan 17, 20203 min read
An Intrusion of Spam
Whatever you do, don't let these guys in.
Heather Jerrie
Dec 13, 20193 min read
