The following is my contribution for last Thursday. When I tell you that my father lives in a house with no coffee pot and no internet access, you might be tempted to believe, especially considering his West Virginia zip code, that he and my stepmother reside in a mountainside shanty made of recycled tractor tires and … More I would SO shop there
And then it ran over me. You can cease the fast and stop renting your clothing. I’ll be catching up tomorrow. There, there, now you can rest easy. (Note to self: do not be surprised when your daughter turns out to be a real smartass.)
Today I burned myself while making homemade hot apple cider. On my boob. Yeah, you read that right: I burned my boob making hot cider. I’d love to tell you there was something racy going on involving the cider, but no, I was testing it with a spoon and some splashed onto my hand, causing … More Mishaps
I came across this when I logged into AOL today. I am not ashamed to say I have owned, in some form or another, four of these shoe styles. In fact, my Crocs look just like those in the picture, and my Tevas are merely a different color. And even though I would never purport that … More Random dose of random
It was no big secret that I was sick and tired of the oppressive and seemingly endless summer that lasted well into October, but fall lasted, oh, four days. Now it is downright cold a lot of the time, except when it is randomly 72 and sunny, and my wardrobe and respiratory system are having … More Who needs botox when you can eat some chili with a plastic soup spoon?
But I am. In my mind I have these magnificent visions of myself exercising at 5 a.m., biking through my city’s many parks on the weekends with my kid on one of those fancy enclosed trailers, reading on my screened porch by lamplight with a glass of wine after the baby is asleep on weekend … More I don’t want to be a lazy girl
I’ve got a draft going that I just can’t give any more thought or energy to tonight. It’s one of those been-churning-for-a-while-now posts that needs to be written but can’t seem to work its way out of my head. I’m hoping a good night’s sleep and a few hours of clear thinking in the morning … More P.S.A.
I have not been too busy to post. Work is not consuming me like it once did. My life is not dull or uneventful. I am just blank. Blank with sadness for my friend, blank with worry over things like lead paint and the MRSA bug. Blank with anxiety over those fires which are a mere five … More Blank
Current temperature: 67. That’s more like it. Now about this drought…138 days of water remaining for my city. What does that mean exactly? That if we don’t get considerable rainfall in the next 138 days we will not be allowed to drink, cook or shower? Please discuss.
It is hot. Record-setting hot. Ninety-three, for those of you who like specifics, or who suspect I might be exaggerating. It is the kind of hot that makes me impatient and irritable. I often find that I’ve been squinting, borderline scowling, for long periods of time, and that my jaws are sore from subconscious clinching. If … More Hot.
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