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Goodbye, Lovely Column1 comment

cherylod wrote 8 months ago: My grandmother had a knack for making hot cocoa.  She followed no particular recipe, shook out Hersh … more →

Tags: Erma Bombeck, Pioneer Press Columns, Newspaper column, Pioneer Press

Fifty Shades Away

cherylod wrote 9 months ago: Okay, laters, baby, here’s the ‘laters’ news — courtesy of a Time newsfeed and a Daily Mail ar … more →

Tags: Fiction, 50 shades, Charlotte Bronte, Erotica, Fifty Shades, Humor, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Literature

A "Lampoon" Vacation

cherylod wrote 10 months ago: In our motel room, we stopped short of body cavity searching the kids for my husband’s missing credi … more →

Tags: Family Vacation, Funny photos, Moms & Kids, Pioneer Press Columns, Vacation Photos, family vacation, Humor, Newspaper column, Pioneer Press

His N' Hers Haircuts

cherylod wrote 10 months ago: To survive this Great Recession and joblessness, we don’t spend. My hair didn’t know this.  It kept … more →

Tags: Men vs. Women, Pioneer Press Columns, Funny hairstyles, Great Recession, Humor, men versus women haircuts, Newspaper column, Pioneer Press

1980's Gasoline Heels2 comments

cherylod wrote 10 months ago: Oh, boy, this is going to be fun! Someone I worked with… way back in 1988 – a wonderful … more →

Tags: 1980s Memory Lane, Pioneer Press Columns, 1980s faux pas, gasoline heels, Humor, I love the 80s, Newspaper column, Pioneer Press

No More Astronauts

cherylod wrote 10 months ago: When my oldest was a third-grader, the school year culminated in a mock liftoff where he pretended t … more →

Tags: Moms & Kids, Pioneer Press Columns, Astronauts, Humor, Newspaper column, Pioneer Press, School Projects

There's No Spare Hourglass

cherylod wrote 11 months ago: Years ago, I attended a writer’s party at a Barrington estate.  We nibbled on Paula Deen-ish hors d … more →

Tags: Honoring Talent, Inspiration, Pioneer Press Columns, cursing, Élégance, Humor, Newspaper column, nora ephron, Pioneer Press

Curses, Puked Again

cherylod wrote 11 months ago: What’s up with all this cussing? A toddler flipped me the bird from his car seat this morning. … more →

Tags: Funny photos, Pioneer Press Columns, box office grosses, coarseness, cursing, Humor, Newspaper column, Pioneer Press, pop culture

You've Just Stepped into the Drama Zone

cherylod wrote 11 months ago: to: rodserling@heaven.net Dear Mr. Serling: Ever hear of the reality show? Your fan, Cheryl ### Tren … more →

Tags: Fiction, Inspiration, Arnold the Pig, Eva Gabor, fiction (2), Great Writing, Humor, Justified, Mad Men

Tidbit Wednesday

cherylod wrote 11 months ago: Find this and other terrific photos online by accessing the Library of Congress catalog. It’s Tidbit … more →

Tags: Funny photos, game of thrones, Humor, Library Of Congress, Newspaper column, Pioneer Press

To Dreams and Old Friends

cherylod wrote 1 year ago: "Van Mom" Caricature by Eric, the Pioneer Press's Uber-Talented Cartoonist [This news … more →

Tags: writing, Newspapers, Friendship, Pioneer Press, Chicago Sun-Times, Column, mourning


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