By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.It’s heeeeerrrrreeee….This is the time of year when we women are supposed to embrace all things “traditional.” The enormous meals replete with passed-down family recipes served around a joyous table, the decorating that transforms home into a winter wonderland, the carefully purchased and treasured gifts…and the endless treks to the attic and the mall, the exorbitant expense, the [...]

By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.Oh, George. I hope this doesn’t break your heart, but you’ve been replaced.As much as you and your glorious “Clooney-ness” have occupied my thoughts over the years, there’s a new man in town.Actually, make that men.I’ve got men, lots and lots of men, on the brain. They fill my thoughts, my dreams, my fantasies. And my husband has [...]

By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.Are we all on Candid Camera?You remember the premise; bizarre situations were set in motion on unsuspecting foils, whose reactions were then filmed for the rest of us to view. Hilarity ensued, mainly because we were in on the joke.But now I’m starting to think we’re all players in some real-life version of the show, except this time, [...]