Kerry Peresta
The Cone of Isolation
A few weeks ago, I sat dejected and lonely, pecking away at my latest WIP (for the non-writer…’work-in-progress’) wondering if the...
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Kerry Peresta
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
Creeping Back to Normal
I love this store. Mostly the prices. I had a serious melt-down, sloppy-cry moment yesterday. It started out as an ordinary day…morning...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
Pinterest and Other Assorted Life Complications
I resisted Pinterest for years. My daughters encouraged me to try it, but I couldn’t see the point. Add another time-waster to my day? I...
Kerry Peresta
- Aug 18, 2013
- 2 min
The Silver Lining Syndrome
Living as a Christian is a dramatically altered course, and I set my sails at age 27. Over the years I have experienced the excesses of...
Kerry Peresta
- May 8, 2013
- 3 min
Spring Planting and the Scowlie Face
Each spring, depending on where I live and for how long, I rush out and buy boatloads and buckets of flowering shrubs, impatiens,...
Kerry Peresta
- Apr 1, 2013
- 3 min
Spring Projects and the Zealous Handyman
My heart stopped, and my hand slid over my mouth automatically. I could almost feel the liability issues crushing me in a vise-like...
Kerry Peresta
- Mar 4, 2013
- 3 min
The Day Jack Slew The Really, Really Ugly and Disgusting Giant
My husband is an even bigger IMAX fan than I am, so when he asked if I wanted to see the latest version of Jack and the Beanstalk (his...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 11, 2013
- 2 min
Thunderstorms and Tuning Forks
Disappointments are to the soul what thunderstorms are to the air. Johann C.F. von Schuller I ran across this marvelous quote recently,...
Kerry Peresta
- Jan 10, 2013
- 2 min
Blowing a Fuse Actually Had Nothing To Do With It
“Fire! Fire! AAAAUUUGGGHHH!” I yelled, startled by the intimidating WHOOO-OOSSHHH behind my back as I sliced tomatoes, segmented...
Kerry Peresta
- Jul 26, 2012
- 3 min
Dead Cats Don’t Bounce
Every career niche seems to have its own in-crowd phrasing. When I was in advertising, phrases like “what’s the spiff?” or the acronym...
Kerry Peresta
- Jun 30, 2012
- 2 min
Tiny Sun Goddess Faces Brush-Off
Something happens to me when I shop in Hunt Valley, an exclusive Baltimore suburb, sporting upscale boutiques and salons. I feel...
Kerry Peresta
- May 14, 2012
- 4 min
The Chainsaw Conspiracy
A chainsaw in my husband’s hands turns him into a swaggering, spitting, beady-eyed wilderness-subduer. Unfortunately, he recently located...
Kerry Peresta
- Apr 6, 2012
- 2 min
If I Were a Cat
If I were a cat, I’d lay slim and long in the sun all day. I would be a medium longhair. Less furballs; but still soft and fluffy. My...
Kerry Peresta
- Mar 8, 2012
- 2 min
Spring Forward, Clean Backward
Spring cleaning is a ritual I have never embraced. At any given time, I own maybe four cleaning products. Ajax, Fantastick, Windex and...
Kerry Peresta
- Mar 4, 2012
- 5 min
The Original Posers
I have always thought “pose” a nice word; firm, artistic, even stately. For instance, one poses for a photograph. One poses to model...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 28, 2012
- 3 min
Giving Oscar the heave-ho
The past few Academy Awards have left me with little more than a few dry heaves, but Billy Crystal restored much-needed balance to the...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 24, 2012
- 3 min
New Sport Growing by Leaps and Bounds
I have recently happened on the zany new trend of “Hotel Bed Jumping” and am certainly intrigued by this phenomenon. First of all, lest...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 13, 2012
- 3 min
Stick a Fork in Me – I’m Done
The gentle voice that mentioned “cooking show” and “you are so much fun” and “we’ll really enjoy you” in the same breath cleverly...
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