I’m not clever and I can’t lie.
There are rules in place for people who have books and who also have Web sites. The first is: You’re not supposed to complain or whine, unless you do so charmingly, and unless … Read the rest!
Only 24 More Shopping Days ‘Til They Think up a New Reason for Shopping Days!
I’m not getting a Christmas tree this year. This is BabyDaddy’s year with the kids for Xmas, so they’ll be heading off to his place … Read the rest!
Happy Thanksgiving
or, Thanks in Open Letter Format
Dear God, Jesus, Mary, Nature, Synchronicity, Fate, Buddha and the Universe,
Thank you for my children, my boyfriend, my family and my friends. Thank you for my job, my car and the … Read the rest!
My Bubblegum Anecdotes
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I wasn’t really into chewing gum as a child, maybe because I wasn’t good at blowing the bubbles. Or maybe because, when I was four, I got chewing gum in my hair that necessitated various tortures … Read the rest!
Double Nightmare with Animagus Interlude
In my dream last night I ran around a huge research compound with a bunch of photogenic people while a red-eyed, zombied-out doctor chased us. Was it better to run outside, into the gated loading … Read the rest!
People, please…
I think it’s great that you take comfort from church and the Bible. Really, I do. But, you know what? I don’t. And you know what else? That doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with me.
I don’t want … Read the rest!
Depression runs rampant.
First I noticed that a lot of people my age are depressed. Then, I noticed that a LOT of people younger than me are depressed, too. Is this because American life has become more depressing, now that … Read the rest!
At Work Today
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Beautiful Things
1. An ocelot print purse Read the rest!
2. A houndstooth and white patent leather purse
3. A coin-pearl necklace
4. A pearl and citrine necklace
5. A “sneaker boot” that is all black
6. A silver bracelet
7. …
I got new shoes.
I got a new pair of shoes and that makes me very happy. Finally, my shoe style has reached the year 2003, in that this new pair has pointed (but not TOO pointed) toes. And they … Read the rest!
