LatelyI used to never drink red wine but now I only drink red wine. I’ve gone from merlot to cabernet and chianti, and next must be shiraz.We bought our cat a water fountain. She likes to drink the water right from its trickle source. Some people would say it’s […] Continue Reading…
Disappointing Phoned In PerformanceSo I went to this event Friday night, and the mayor of Houston was supposed to take part in the same “opening ceremony” that I took part in. He showed up very late, first of all. And then…Did you see Time Bandits? You know how, at […] Continue Reading…
Missed Connections, Missed Socialization LessonsIf you don’t already read the Craigslist Missed Connections for your town, you totally should start doing so. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Missed Connections are the section of the classifieds in which people post ads to specific strangers. Like, if you met […] Continue Reading…
Lindelodeon! Again!Tucker Carlson has a violent brush with gayness, and Gawker commenters put it into perspective.An artist’s rendering of Britney Spears endorsing Photoshop in a Can.M. Giant discusses The Man with the Yellow Hat’s incompetent monkey parenting.I very much love reading the Houston Chronicle online since they opened comments […] Continue Reading…
No One Knows What It’s Like to Be the Fat PantsOkay, so only some of y’all will recognize this feeling that I’m about to describe. But I’ll go ahead and describe it. You know how, when you cross the peril-fraught borderline between PlusSizeLand and MissesWorld, suddenly PlusSizeLand, the land […] Continue Reading…
Things I Do When You’re Not LookingI.I listen to other people’s conversations. Not in the eavesdroppy way that some people do it — listening for something interesting and giggling within at my naughtiness — but in a very concerned, involved way. I listen to people talk about the most […] Continue Reading…
Linkelodeon(i.e., Sending You Somewhere Funnier or More Interesting)(i.e., what I’ve been emailing to my friends lately)This Onion article supposed to be satirical. And, in general, I prefer Banana Republic’s and Ann Taylor Loft’s “classic” style to that of the Gap. But, in my mind, this is how all men […] Continue Reading…
I feel simultaneously old, proud, and broke.My son wants an electric guitar for his 15th birthday. Maybe I’ll dig up my old Led Zeppelin chord charts for him, while I’m at it. Ah, youth. Ah, memories. Ah, wasted lessons! Anybody got a cheap guitar for sale, let me know.Houston, […] Continue Reading…
Rejected, DejectedIs there anything as non-physically gut-hurty as getting a rejection letter in the mail? For any reason?It’s so painful. It’s like someone breaking up with you, but remotely, so that you don’t even get a chance to rebut or protest, much less any chance for closure. Whatever you […] Continue Reading…
