'Karen Adragna Walsh takes the ordinary threads of everyday life and weaves them into a picture that makes people laugh.-Gerald Goldberg, managing editor, Buffalo News. 'Karen Adragna Walsh's observations of modern-day life are delightful excursions into the absurd-frequently touching, often hilarious, and always entertaining.-Pauline Bartel, author of Spellcasters: Witches & Witchcraft in History, Folklore & Popular Culture. There's a bit of Karen in each of us. Capture the fun in seeing yourself in print as she twists and turns the nuisances of family life into laughable prose. Have you ever? * Performed a 'worm dance. * Solved a 4th grade math problem by renting a canoe. * Owned a sheet of aluminum foil dating back to 1976. Read to make sure! Excerpt from book: 'My husband isn't particularly pet friendly and I attribute this to the fact that as a child, he never had a dog. Years ago, when I brought home a parakeet for my daughter, he took one look at the bird and asked, How long do they live?