SLICE OF LIFE: Easter brings a time of renewal

Comedian Jim Gaffigan, a Region native, does a bit about holidays.

SLICE OF LIFE: Irish eyes are rollin' at Ireland memories

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

SLICE OF LIFE: Living a Pinteresting life

Hello. My name is Vanessa, and it has been 22 minutes since I last logged in to Pinterest.

SLICE OF LIFE: There's no place like the homeland

Back in the day, when I was young and dumb and swiping my credit card so often that the numbers turned soft and rounded, I went to Europe.

SLICE OF LIFE: Living life in automatic drive

I'm starting to hate little modern conveniences.

SLICE OF LIFE: The wheels on the bus go straight to Hell

I have seen Hell.

SLICE OF LIFE: Breakin' and thankin' the law

I was in my early 20s when I had my first real run-in with the law.

SLICE OF LIFE: Keeping problems in perspective

A few years ago, a horrible thing happened. They discontinued my mascara.

SLICE OF LIFE: Dressing the part

It's a rare and joyous moment for a woman in a dressing room when, after sizing herself up like a heifer in the 4-H barn at the county fair, she decides a garment is too big.

SLICE OF LIFE: Beware of pranksters today

Fourteen years ago today, I called my mom with panicked news from my dorm room on the fifth floor of Earhart Hall at Purdue in West Lafayette.

SLICE OF LIFE: Oprah not among my 'favorite things'

I won't miss Oprah.

SLICE OF LIFE: Think your job is hard?

Like most people, some days, I curse my job.

SLICE OF LIFE: Goodbye, Nana

I couldn't believe it. As people filed past my grandmother's coffin, were we really playing "When The Saints Go Marching In"?

SLICE OF LIFE: Delicious vicariousness

The patrons at Schererville's Ciao Bella last weekend must have wondered what all the fuss was about.

SLICE OF LIFE: The beauty (and beast) of free will

As a reporter, I'm used to hearing back from readers, sources, folks with an opinion to deliver.

SLICE OF LIFE: Wedding planning 'winning'

I don't understand what the big fuss is about over Charlie Sheen.

SLICE OF LIFE: Ready to bear arms?

It was heavier in my hands than I'd thought it would be.

SLICE OF LIFE: Bear with me, I'm comin' around

So, aside from my knee-jerk desire to defend cheese, I've been feeling a little removed from the Bears-Packers hype taking over the region.

SLICE OF LIFE: Sniper: Bored coward?

More sniping? Really? Are we under a military attack around here? No, we're just driving to our homes, or work, or the market and we have to worry about some kind of projectile smashing through our windows.