This was the week of nakedness. The nakedness came in three forms – a cat, an opossum, and numerous politicians with naked ambition. Since you’ve had enough of the politicians, let’s talk about the cat and the opossum. On Facebook, I learned one of my friends has a sphynx –…
Author: Wendy Herrmann Smith
Amy Coney Barrett
Let’s talk about Amy Coney Barrett and me. This is what we have in common: we are both female. We both adopted children overseas. We can both pronounce stare decisis, a legal term that has something to do with precedent. Here’s how it’s pronounced: “STAR-ay deh-SIGH-sis.” It comes from a…
Ferrets and Debates
I was in the pet supply store yesterday. My cat has a litter box, and I needed a new scoop for it because the handle broke off the old one. In the middle of the store, I saw an unusual pet for sale. There in a Plexiglass case were two…
Fall Weather
My son, Rob, is a mechanical engineering major at Clemson. My husband and I were chatting with him about classes, specifically one called Heat Transfer. “How can there be an entire class on heat transfer?” I said. “Who are you to talk?” my husband said. “You got a theology degree…
Dying Phone Battery
My phone battery is dying. I just got an alert from the iPhone battery health department. “Your battery’s health is significantly degraded.” You’re in good company, Cell Phone Battery. I’m 52 years old, and parts of me are significantly degraded, too. The question is, What do I do with my…