The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

VIDEO: ‘Merry Christmas, Everybody!’

From our family to yours: That sweet little girl? Her name is Reagan and as of today — Monday, Dec. 6 — she is 8 years old. Yeah, it’s her birthday. If that doesn’t inspire you to hit the tip jar, I don’t know what ever will. Perhaps the threat of a lawsuit?

VIDEO: Happy Thanksgiving!

All six of our children, plus our recently added son-in-law, gathered for the annual family feast. See if you can figure out which one is Robert Stacy McCain, Jr. A little story about our big family: When Kennedy (now 21 and married) was just a baby, it was near Christmas time and we were so […]

Are You Thankful for Sex?

You’re thinking that Holiday Traffic Suckage Season has gotten the best of me and that, in desperation prompted by Blogger Mood Disorder, I’m about to write a blog post so grossly distasteful as to offend everyone. And you’re wrong.

‘Shut Up, Moron’

That’s a direct quote, one of the nicer things my children say to each other. Because there are six of them — the oldest 21, the youngest 7 — my kids have to put up with lots of stuff, including frequent verbal abuse from their siblings. Which is a good thing, I think, in the sense […]

Dear Cousin: Thanks, But No Thanks

The senator from Arizona — a distant cousin, our common ancestor having lived in South Carolina circa 1790 — is not my only famous kin.  My first cousin Pepper Ellis Hagebak is a columnist for the LaGrange (Ga.) News. But her column isn’t about politics, and that’s probably a good thing. Pepper’s still a Democrat, like everybody […]

It’s Hereditary

My 18-year-old twin sons, Jim and Bob: They’re high school seniors. And natural-born ladykillers, of course. You really ought to hit my tip jar for raising such fine young men. Jim on Facebook. Bob on Facebook. Warning, girls: Mrs. Other McCain is fiercely protective.

‘As I Am Big-Busted and Like to Have Fun, Guys Are Instantly Interested in Me’

Arguably the most honest sentence in the history of the English language, although the the Englishwoman who spoke it is engaged in a deceptive practice: Enticing men into one-night stands in hopes of becoming pregnant: “All my friends have babies and I desperately want to be a mum. . . . “I’ve had a couple […]

She Gets It From Her Mom

The cuteness, I mean: That’s younger daughter Reagan at her older sister Kennedy’s wedding this summer. We are not only a good-looking family, but also well-armed.

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