When I was a kid my mom seemed to have a saying for nearly every occasion. Maybe that's because we were from Kentucky. I like to say that Kentucky is the only state in the Union where socks and underwear are totally optional. (Don't worry. I have my socks!) If mom caught me trying to carry an oversize load of dirty laundry or groceries or lawn clippings in an obvious attempt to avoid a second trip, she would call out, "Lazy man's load! Lazy man's load!" Inevitably I would prove her right by … [Read more...]