No self-respecting mother would run out of intimidations on the eve of a major holiday.

It was a bitter moment for us. We weren't two mature parents. We were just two kids playing grown-up. We still needed Mommy and Daddy's permission, blessings, and money to survive.

Why take pride in cooking, when they don't take pride in eating?

Sometimes I can't figure designers out. It's as if they flunked human anatomy.

Next to hot chicken soup, a tattoo of an anchor on your chest, and penicillin, I consider a honeymoon one of the most overrated events in the world.

Myths that need clarification: "Everyone in California lives on a white, sandy beach." False. The only people who live on California beaches are vacationers from Arizona, Utah, and Nevada who own condos.

When the going gets tough, the tough make cookies.