Mother’s Day, spring teach us many lessons
Oh, how I used to dread Mother’s Day!

It’s time for some people to grow up
Whoa! Don’t take this wrong but the world is getting too adolescent for me to stand anymore. Now, I will understand if you reply, “Hey, it’s my turn to sound off, for a change ... .”
Well, sorry, kid. Remember? I’m the one with the column!

Shocking admission is coming up here
Diplomacy is important in my book, but sometimes it can go too far

Dumbness nowadays: no lack of examples
Honest. I was planning to write this column on dumbness (to go with the last one on niceness) before Eliot Spitzer turned into such a perfect target for sport shooting.

Can you name what’s missing in our world?
This just in: a movie review in the Washington Post that actually called a new movie (“Miss Pettigrew”) “nice” — and then recommended it! Instead of making fun of it! Will wonders never cease?

The sins of our youth, both silly and serious
After a whole column on the old-fogy take on life, today I give equal time to the young folks

Cheerfully passing on the lessons of old age
Here I go again, reporting from the Great Beyond. Beyond 60, that is.

Back in the day when all the cars were new
It’s about time I paid some attention to one of the most formative elements of our culture, and I’m not referring to American Idol.

The birthday card from (wherever)
You really wouldn’t think that a simple little greeting card, under $6 as I remember, would cause such a fuss.

Time for a few jokes from the Internet
As soon as I got up this morning, I knew it was going to be a bad day. Every time I threw something in the waste basket, I missed.
That’s always a tip-off right there.

Luckily, Christmas can never be perfect
Did you watch the lighting of the National Christmas Tree last week?

Here’s good advice from those who know
You really need to accessorize.