It was like squashing a cockroach, they said. Put your toe down in one spot, rotate your hips and your ankle, shimmy them shoulders, and snap your fingers to the beat. That’s how you kill a bug, and it’s how you do The Twist — but beware. In the new book “Shake It Up, Baby”
Hot, hazy, and humid weather can do a number on your hair. Frizz happens when the cuticle of the hair lifts up. This is the hair strand’s outer layer, like scales on a fish that lap over each other. If your cuticles are undamaged, your hair will be shiny and frizz-free. Of course, hair can
Last week, our son Tyler turned fifteen. You sit and ponder and wonder where in the world all those years went. To think that in one more year, he will be old enough to drive is just crazy to me. It feels like yesterday, I was fifteen. Now, I have a son almost old enough
When Jim Webb asked me if I would write for the Weekly, I said no. I’m not a public person. I tend to be shy, and I prefer flying under the radar. Writing for Webb would put my thoughts in the public square and open them to misinterpretation and uninvited criticism. I just didn’t want
A few weeks ago, we had just come home from the river, unpacked our things, and were grabbing showers before our Sunday night tradition of nachos, cheese, and ice cream in the living room while watching our favorite shows. Kenzy came running inside, all excited. “Mommmmmmaaaaa!! Look what I found!” she exclaimed. She had this
Three bedrooms upstairs. That’s a minimum. You need a big kitchen, a large back room would be a bonus, you want lots of bathrooms, and if you can get a corner lot, that’d be great. The thing you need most is a gigantic all-purpose room or maybe a ballroom because you’re planning on a lot
This isn’t an article about ping-pong. Having said that, I have been playing ping-pong since I was tall enough to see over the edge of the table. My dad and my oldest brother taught me the game in our basement, and we played a lot. When my little guys were tall enough, we picked up
Everyone who has been reading my articles over the years knows that I am an avid sports fan. You might also know that I have a place in my heart for track and field, as all five of my children, my wife, and myself have competed in the sport, with three of my kids going
With the recent flurry of flight cancellations and tech drama, you may be swearing off boarding a plane for a while. Recently, when talking about traveling with some friends, the idea came up that next summer we, may take a very big trip to Vancouver Island. Having been before, I know that would include at
You can almost do it with your eyes closed. Grab a new shirt, snag a new jacket, find accessories to go with them, and you’re so familiar with your favorite store that you barely have to think. The place is almost like a second home, staffed by friends — and as you’ll see in the
Should creek be pronounced “crick” or “creak”? Does either sound like “EE-ther” or “EYE-ther”? And what about Caribbean, data, route, coupon, caramel or — God help us — Worcestershire and Wilkes-Barre? Here in “Weird Words,” we haven’t spent a ton of time on pronunciation — though I do try to indicate this when defining oddball
You know I often write about family, friends, experiences, memories, and traditions, and now I also share different local businesses. I write down anything that I think would make a good story someday in my “Webb Ideas” list on my phone. I have ideas for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas for this year that I wrote
