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Lisa Earle McLeod Stories

Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009
McLeod: One thing makes woman happy
An open letter to men:
Posted: Monday - Oct. 19, 2009
McLeod: Too much success can pull you down
Was it skill, luck, hard work?
Posted: Monday - Oct. 12, 2009
McLeod: Problems often have happy face
"Oh no, too many people showed up, and we ran out of parking spaces."
Posted: Monday - Sept. 28, 2009
2 Comments
McLeod: Rampant rudeness abounds
Outbursts in Congress, cursing on the tennis courts, and grabbing the microphone from a young award winner; everyone is lamenting our loss of civility as more and more public figures behave badly.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 21, 2009
2 Comments
McLeod: Love your neighbor as yourself
"Your weeds are in violation of section 3A of our neighborhood covenants."
Posted: Monday - Sept. 14, 2009
3 Comments
McLeod: Hand-off homework to the kids
"WE already have a science project," one mom said.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 7, 2009
McLeod: Manipulative mothers-in-law might be myth
"She's just trying to push your buttons."
Posted: Monday - Aug. 31, 2009
McLeod: Yes we can still keep hope alive
"Don't get your hopes up."
Posted: Monday - Aug. 24, 2009
McLeod: Is flatware making you feel fat?
Does the size of your spoon affect your waistline?
Posted: Monday - Aug. 17, 2009
1 Comment
McLeod: Support doesn't always mean sweet words
Do you have people in your life who you can count on to support you, no matter what?
Posted: Monday - Aug. 10, 2009
1 Comment
McLeod: Teens having babies is still a big problem
Sixteen and pregnant. It's bad enough it happens, but now you get to watch it on television.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 3, 2009
McLeod: Interviews may include a BMI check
There's been some debate in the media about whether or not Surgeon General nominee Regina Benjamin is too overweight for the position.
Posted: Monday - July 27, 2009
Posted: Monday - July 20, 2009
1 Comment
McLeod: The Greeks really know how to live
I may be a pasty-faced white woman with working-class German and American roots, but I think my soul is Greek.
Posted: Monday - July 13, 2009
McLeod: With moms, stepmoms, no one has to be witch
The evil stepmother is a staple villain of fairy tales. A wicked witch who cackles into a mirror, she starves her husband's children while she wallows in riches.
Posted: Monday - July 6, 2009
McLeod: New normal means no whining
Welcome to the new normal.
Posted: Monday - June 29, 2009
2 Comments
McLeod: Texting replaces talking
Last month my 16-year-old sent and received 8,307 texts. Yes, you read that number correctly -- 8,307 text messages in one billing cycle.
Posted: Monday - June 22, 2009
McLeod: Gawkers miss real beauty
It's a middle-aged rite-of-passage. It's the moment you become invisible.
Posted: Monday - Jan. 12, 2009
1 Comment
McLeod: Don’t be the nap police
Men, if you want to infuriate your wife, try taking a nap on a Saturday afternoon just as she’s revving up the to-do list.
Posted: Monday - Jan. 5, 2009
McLeod: Hard times bring out prayers
Why do we always wait until things get awful before we ask for help? We wait until our marriage is in a ditch before we go to a counselor. We wait until our kid is failing before we hire a tutor.
Posted: Monday - Dec. 29, 2008
McLeod: Oprah and I are packing on weight
Oprah’s fat again, and, not to mention any names, but a few of the rest of us have porked up right along with her.
Posted: Monday - Dec. 22, 2008
McLeod: It’s gonna be a simple Christmas
Happy Holidays 2008. The economy is tanking. Half the country is lying awake worrying about money. Yet somehow, we’re supposed to find the joy in Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or whatever other overpriced holiday you’re wondering how to pay for.
Posted: Monday - Dec. 15, 2008
McLeod: Money woes can become gut-wrenching
It’s like a rock in the pit of your stomach; a cold clammy feeling that spreads up your gut and momentarily stops your breath.
Posted: Monday - Dec. 1, 2008
McLeod: Don’t expect Honey Buns in France
We didn’t wear our big white tennis shoes, we didn’t complain about the lack of ice, and we never once asked where you could buy a Big Gulp.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 24, 2008
McLeod: Tell your tale, or watch it evaporate
What’s your story? You know, the story you tell yourself about your life, who you are, where you came from and what’s happened to you.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 17, 2008
McLeod: We the people need to detox from election
The people have spoken. It was the longest election cycle in history.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 10, 2008
McLeod: Quick, lock the bedroom, she’s angry again
Is she crazy, is she hormonal or is she finally shouting the truth?
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 28, 2008
McLeod: Angst is in the air: Careful, it’s catching
The economy is tanking, the election is endless, and now it looks like I might have to sell my blood if I want to keep my kids in mac ‘n cheese.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 20, 2008
McLeod: Speak now, or forever withhold your pride
I recently attended a memorial service for the father of a friend of mine. It’s kind of a middle-age rite of passage, attending your friends’ parents’ funerals, that is.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 13, 2008
Posted: Monday - Oct. 6, 2008
Posted: Monday - Sept. 29, 2008
McLeod: Secret shame of going broke in America these days
There’s nothing more embarrassing than money. Or rather, the lack of it.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 22, 2008
McLeod: Policy, not personality, should rule election
You can’t even buy gas these days without overhearing somebody talking about the election. Whether they’re touting the integrity of their own candidate or attacking the other team as evil, incompetent, immoral, know-nothing thugs, everybody’s got an opinion.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 15, 2008
McLeod: In-laws out-laws and truth
The pressure may be subtle or it might be full-on war, but there’s not a person alive who hasn’t felt judged by their in-laws in some way.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 8, 2008
McLeod : Triangle of truth revealed
It’s another political season, and the spin doctors are priming the pump.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 1, 2008
McLeod: Don’t spend all your time worrying about money
How do you enjoy your life when you’re constantly worried about money?
Posted: Monday - Aug. 25, 2008
McLeod: Here we go again, a new political sex scandal
Is it just me, or has anybody else noticed that these things never seem to happen to women?
Posted: Monday - Aug. 18, 2008
McLeod: Is it ever OK to just lose it?
We’ve all done it. Whether it’s railing at your spouse or co-worker or screaming like a banshee at your kids.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 11, 2008
McLeod: Real you will find an escape
Don’t you just hate it when the real you leaks out? It inevitably causes trouble.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 4, 2008
McLeod: SPerfection might be ruining you
If you’re a bigwig at work — you know, like a University President, or a crew chief at Taco Bell, or the chairperson of the Save the Calico Cat Foundation — you might assume it’s your job to make things run perfectly.
Posted: Sunday - July 27, 2008
McLeod: Gimme my babies Hollywood style
I want a do-over with my two kids. Not the kids themselves; they’re absolutely fabulous.
Posted: Monday - July 21, 2008
McLeod: Sibling rivalries die hard
“She stole my jeans, and she never gave them back.”
Posted: Monday - July 14, 2008
1 Comment
McLeod: When did casual turn into sensual?
I’m sure you have a lovely navel, but that doesn’t mean I want to see it at the office.
Posted: Monday - July 7, 2008
McLeod: A man, a van and an ill-conceived little plan
I come from a long line of do-it yourselfers.
Posted: Monday - June 30, 2008
McLeod: Soul-sucking grind of frequent air travel
Ahh, the glamorous life of a business traveler.
Posted: Monday - June 23, 2008
McLeod: Feathers, fathers and favors
Men: Does taking your kids to the fair, giving them a bath or going to a Cub Scout meeting count as a favor for your wife? Well, sort of.
Posted: Monday - June 16, 2008
McLeod: People who only talk about ‘me’
Have you ever had one of those one-way conversations? You know the kind, where the other person yammers on and on about their life while you just smile and nod?
Posted: Monday - June 9, 2008
McLeod: Press 1 to be ignored in English
Is customer service in America dead, or is it just sleeping?
Posted: Monday - June 2, 2008
McLeod: Bragging bachelor not so bad
I’ve just met the worst person in the world.
Posted: Monday - May 26, 2008
McLeod: Don’t complain about all you do
Do you ever feel like your life is nothing but one big, long to-do list?
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