Missed Connections, Missed Socialization Lessons
If 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 … Read the rest!
Five Quick Stories Involving Alice V.
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When I was young – thirteen, fourteen – I used to sing. I walked down the streets of our neighborhood, amongst the stray dogs and blooming cannas, singing Blondie’s “Heart of Glass.” In … Read the rest!
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! … Read the rest!
How I Spent Spring Break
My kids went to their dad’s for the week. So what did I do?
My friends and I went out dancing and met someone mythical. We were disappointed by the new, new, new Rich’s… Read the rest!
Now that I’ve scared everyone away…
It’s time to talk about good things.
1. We finally saw Little Miss Sunshine and, oh my god, it was one of the funniest, awesomest movies I’ve ever seen in my life. I bet … Read the rest!
Acheiving Inner (Intestinal) Harmony
Why does Coke go so well with greasy food? Is it because that’s the liquid people use to remove car battery corrosion?
There’s nothing more gastrointestinally awesome, to me, than pizza followed by a can of … Read the rest!
Disappointment, thy name is Benassi.
Very quickly, let me tell you. Semi-recently, we went to see Benny Benassi at a club. I was the one who wanted to go most. You don’t know who he is? Okay – you know … Read the rest!
(This will only make sense to people who listen to Houston FM radio.)
Oh, my gosh. I can’t believe 104 fired Atom and Maria and is replacing them with Roula and Ryan. Jeez.
On the one hand, it doesn’t bother … Read the rest!
Now that I’ve calmed down about it, several months after the fact…
… I can tell y’all why I’m never eating at 59 Diner, on Shepherd and 59, again.
I had just recovered from my gall bladder removal surgery and … Read the rest!
Two Fat Piggies
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Houston pigeons are getting fatter and fatter. I used to say that they crapped on my boyfriend’s car and not on mine because they know that I’m an animal lover and he’s the opposite of … Read the rest!
