Terri Weeding

I rocked back and forth for several minutes and studied Billy’s face as he stared at the gigantic screen. Contrary to what the salesman told him, I observed his two eyeballs moving as a set between the two pictures. There was no way his left eyeball could watch one game while his right watched the [...]

Here’s the weekly excerpt from  my novel, To Kill An Armchair Husband, a dark comedy. This one is short but sweet in a Sports Center kind of way! When the moon ducked behind a caravan of clouds, I downed the last of my wine and stood up. As I passed through the family room, I heard a [...]

              Football Husband I’ve titled this excerpt, Man balks at football pre-game interruption!!  How many women can relate?  The commentators had just announced the line-up for the first game when Charlie entered the room. She marched over and grabbed the remote from the side of his chair. Before he [...]

“It’s the best time of year,” one burly ex football dude proclaimed at my daughter’s soccer practice. I thought I saw a tiny tear of happiness roll down his cheek. I found a few statistics. 40 million men watch football every week. On average, fans watch ten hours of football a week. Football sells recliners and big [...]

I’m reading a book by the comedian/actor/producer Denis Leary. It’s called, WHY WE SUCK. I find it extremely funny and outrageous and yes, it’s very crude, but that’s okay. I like crude. Mr. Leary is from the East Coast. From personal experience, I know those dudes always tell it like they see it. Crude gets [...]

Sing to the tune of who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf. Who’s afraid of the big, black dog… the big, black dog … the big black dog….? Ah … nobody. Dudes! I’m a lover not a fighter. I love giving love and I love receiving love. In that spirit, here are five surefire tips [...]

boost your memory. I promise I’m not messing with you. I read this amazing tip in Prevention Magazine. September Issue 2009. Here are the instructions. Block your right nostril, but if you use a finger to do this, don’t insert it up the nose. Otherwise, you’ll look and sound like a creepy nose-picker. (The last [...]

Let’s start with the “duh”. Laughter is good for you. The doctors say so. The shrinks say so. I say so. Five things laughter does for you1.Lowers the risk of heart disease.2.Increases your happiness level.3.Tightens your stomach muscles.4.You look nicer.5.You feel nicer. The movie, “Hangover,” made a pile of dough last summer. For one BIG, [...]

Food. The whole gang. I now know I can have a happy, healthy relationship with EVERBODY. Cause it’s okay to be friends with a little creamy, buttery, warm, and soft, silky smooth, etc., etc. We just can’t hang out ALL the time. ONE cookie is great. Man, I nibble at that ONE cookie with a [...]

not my marriage, silly people! Husband is good. He’s alive and, no, I told you before, the book is not about him.I’m talking about the break-up of my relationship with all my favorite foods. You see, I’ve been indulging in dozens of affairs with, well everything creamy and rich, and salty, and savory, and soft [...]