Easter Then and Now: The 2024 version. Warning: These images may be disturbing to members of my family. Or anyone else, for that matter.

The 2023 Gift List is here. Everyone loves surprises and these gift suggestions are nothing if not unusual. Joy to the world — get out your credit card and start shopping!

As usual, I was too busy to write a blog post honoring the blog’s sixth birthday. So I turned to my new best friend, ChatGPT, for some help.

Our little Millennials are growing up and there’s a whole new group of kids in town for us to pick on. Welcome to the Gen Z version of The LIST.

What started as a trip to get a flu shot ended in an in depth analysis of the benefits of Sam’s Club and Costco. Which do I prefer? Depends on what I’m buying.

The subject of whether it’s okay to back into a parking space is as polarizing as politics. Read the results of my ground-breaking study, then decide which side you are on.

Read the annual State of the Blog explanations for why I haven’t been writing blog posts for the past year. Again.

The current supply chain shenanigans made me create the Millennial Gift List a little early this year. If any of your gifts get stuck on a slow boat from China, don’t worry. I have lots of DIY ideas for you, as well as gift chits that are even better than the gift itself.

Youngest Sister blog turns 4 today. Happy Birthday to me! Here is my annual “State of the Blog” post. Spoiler Alert: The state of the blog is sound, in spite of how it might have looked for the past year.

Is it true that “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels?” Maybe, but try saying that with a mouthful of macaroni and cheese. Here is the story of my new delicious lifestyle. Bon appetit.

It’s here! And just in the nick of time too.

It has been a while since I last posted, but I found out I’m not alone. Here are some of the things I have been doing to keep myself busy.

All you hear about these days is transparency, so this is an annual report of sorts, full of statistics about who in the hell is reading this crap, where they live and which crap they seem to enjoy the most. Happy Birthday to me.

Eula took over the blog for the holiday to give advice for dogs and their humans.

Timely education about the things that really matter to my erudite audience.

The rules of football explained in a way that even your 65 year old sister can understand, just in time for the Super Bowl.

A celebration of some of my favorite words described in a way that ensures you will never forget them.

Last night I ate a meal that was so sublime it launched me like a rocket from my writer’s block. I hope the extra calories were worth it.

It’s time to pass along some of the little nuggets of wisdom I have picked up over 30 years of knowing my friend Steve.

My sisters and I had fun recreating some of our iconic Easter photographs from the past. Happy Easter - Enjoy!

“It’s the language version of opposable thumbs, only it happens a lot faster.”

Are you an offender or the offended? Either way, this post is for you. Help stamp out this atrocity in our lifetime.

Where to eat and what to order in New York when you’re trying to get by on $1000 a day.

Sage advice on what to see and where to sit.

What you do when you see one of these signs is a fool-proof predictor of your level of intelligence. The proof is in the post.

This is a well-deserved treat for you: Reviews of a selection of outstanding apps that will make you want to kiss your smartphone.

There are no more boxes to fill; I have accomplished all there is to accomplish. What possible reason do I have to go to Fitness anymore, now that I have reached the pinnacle of fitness success?

The 2018 Millennial Gift List is here! From ridiculously expensive to completely free, from responsible to reprehensible, the Youngest Sister 2018 Millennial Gift List has something for everybody (as long as they are between 22 and 37 years old).

Ringtones can trigger free associations as powerful as that of gingerbread to Grandma. Join me for a trip down ringtone memory lane. Then ask yourself: What ring tone defines YOU?

The story's the same. Only the technology has changed.

Like a method actor, I immersed myself in the experience of being an O.R. Nurse while completing a recent project. Follow the easy steps of my simulation to experience it for yourself.