The End of a Relationship and a Long Running Series

After rumors of infidelity, the long time relationship between American Idol’s Simon Cowell and television reporter Terri Seymour is over. His rep Max Clifford confirmed the two have separated. He said, “Terri phoned Simon and finished it in September, about six weeks ago” but added the two would remain “close friends.” Isn’t that the way it always is? I mean, you never hear a rep say a couple has broken up and vow never to speak to each other again, do you? What caused the split between the two, who had been dating for six years? Friends are saying that … Continue reading

Fun: A Great Healer

When I was growing up, a family lived next door that had four rambunctious boys who were very close together in age. I’ll call them the Fitzpatrick’s. I have been telling stories about the things that their boys did for years, never dreaming that I would be the head of a family just like them before I was through. Two of the Fitzpatrick boys used to play a game that took place on the hood of their mother’s station wagon (the precursor to the minivan). They would stand on the hood of the car with a baseball bat and take … Continue reading