Monthly Archives: December 2007

Warning: A Christmas Message

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Mary Pierce

Political correctness? Humbug! Next week IS Christmas according to the calendar. Here’s a Christmas message I wrote in 2001, never dreaming that the reference to war would still apply today. Let there be peace on earth, and may there be … Continue reading →

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Tis the Season

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Mary Pierce

TODAY’S LAUGH: I complained to Da Mama (she’s 94 now) a while back, recalling a promise my dad made to me when I was a kid–a promise that he didn’t keep. “It really hurt my feelings,” I told her, adding … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Mary Pierce

TODAY’S LAUGH: I recently received an Indonesian translation of my first book, retitled simply, “When You Stop Being Barbie”! I sense a tone of in-your-face (so to speak) fatalism as if to say, You WILL stop being Barbie! And when … Continue reading →

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