Erma Bombeck was a funny lady. From the 1960s to the mid-‘90s, she wrote a newspaper humor column and 15 best-selling books about everyday family life — the good, the bad and the ugly parts — and always with wit and a dash of good-natured, common-sense wisdom. And I read most of them, laughing all the way.

I don’t know what made me think of her today; I guess I was just in need of a chuckle. I’ve chosen this one to share with you as I reach for my daily portion of Haagen-Dazs:

“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.”

Question: How do you top a philosophy of life like that?

Answer: If you’ve got any sense, you don’t even try. You just enjoy the dessert.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
12/5/25