
Humor columnist Andy Simmons attacks poison ivy.
By Andy Simmons, guest columnist in Reader's Digest - August 2006
Unforgettable Holiday Memories
From Will Ferrell, B. B. King, Cokie Roberts and more.
More than once I have had my brain paralyzed by what psychiatrists call Old House Delusion Disease (OHDD). My wife and I bought an old house that had every known old-house problem, including termites, not to mention a grand total of one closet, and an entire room that had no electrical outlets -- a clear indication that the house was not built by or for people with a need for, say, lighting.
By Dave Barry, From "Dave Barry's Money Secrets" in Reader's Digest - October 2006
It was bedlam. How could a planet cause such animosity?
By Andy Simmons, guest columnist in Reader's Digest - November 2006
How Mariel Hemingway's family legacy nearly did her in.
By Mariel Hemingway in Reader's Digest - January 2007
There is a special room in hell where the flames are extra hot and you must sleep sitting straight up. The sign on the door says: Reserved for People Who Reclined Their Seatbacks the Entire Flight.
Different rules apply between the hours of 2 and 4 a.m., I find. Things that would ordinarily not even qualify as mildly amusing will often, at 3 a.m., strike the ear as high comedy.
Halle Berry, B.B. King, Vernon Jordan, and others commemorate Roots by revealing what it means to them.
The Windows Global Support Center cannot reach everyone.
By Mary Roach in Reader's Digest - June 2007