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Ordinary People

Yo! This is the place celebrities come to check up whutchewandme been up to! Yar! You know – where you get your reality check and get to see how the real folks live. The “long hard slog” as Rumsfeld put it.

My Room is a Mess!

By Lucille Hutchinson, INDIANA – Recently I’ve been biting off more than I can chew. I mean, what with my husband Dan so tied up with work and my sister Beth’s invitations to her chorus concerts, I hardly have any [...]

This Heat is Killing Me!

By Todd U. Janeway (Special to the Brutal Times) – Oh God! Oh Gawwwwwwwwwd! This heat is killing me! I mean, don’t get me wrong – I like to think of myself as a “summer person” by nature. I like [...]

I Don’t Like Rainy Days

By Lorna (Special to The Brutal Times)- I don’t like rainy days. I dunno, I guess it’s just because it requires that little extra effort and I’m so tucked out after giving the kids a bath the previous night and [...]

I’m So Bad At Cooking!

By Michelle McDougal (Special to The Brutal Times) – This is the third time this week I’ve burnt dinner. I don’t know what is wrong with me! Why can’t I make a good meal, like my cousin Janice? Janice has [...]

Where Does The Time Go?

By Ken Falls, (Special to The Brutal Times) – It was just yesterday when I was a young man, throwing the ball around and dreaming about going to college where maybe I could meet some nice girl. Now it’s, wow, [...]

My Boss Really Tees Me Off

By Stan (Special to The Brutal Times) – My boss really tees me off. I mean, every day he’s hovering at my shoulder, nagging me to do this, and do that. Sometimes I get so steamed I have to get [...]