"This is the greatest day of my life!" Jake said this morning. "I got Finn McMissile toys and I learned how to button up my pants!" He stood on one foot for a minute and added thoughtfully, "I don't really feel older though. I could still … [Continue reading]
Nostalgia and almost-birthdays.
September 12, 2011 by 4 Comments
I know this past weekend was a tough one for many of you, and so please accept my virtual hugs and kisses. I did not watch the news all weekend, and I largely steered clear of the Internet, but I did think about those of you for whom this past … [Continue reading]
"Pa Ingalls Was Such a Massive Dickhead"
September 9, 2011 by 7 Comments
Few things, I find, are more offensive and soul-destroying than trying to find parking in the busy Costco lot and then finding some spots, only to discover at the last minute that there are several giant carts stranded in the vacant parking spots, … [Continue reading]
The grasshoppers are going to eat all the wheat!
September 7, 2011 by 12 Comments
Did you read the Little House on the Prairie books? I was delighted by them as a child. As a child I could just imagine the sheer joy of finding an orange, a stick of candy, a tiny homemade cake - made with WHITE SUGAR - and a penny in my stocking … [Continue reading]
Don’t it make my brown eyes bluuuuueeee.
September 4, 2011 by 11 Comments
So I've been blue, due to a number of factors, the most pressing being disappointment over not being offered a writing contract that I had my heart set on. I've been in mourning about it, wallowing and eating all manner of bad things, and reading my … [Continue reading]
Pretty Girls
September 1, 2011 by 9 Comments
I turned the furnace on today; it's been chilly and pouring rain -it even snowed in the mountains - and seems fitting, somehow, for the end of summer vacation. Frankly, it's a bit depressing. But not as depressing as this: This t-shirt was for sale … [Continue reading]
Where will we be when the summer’s gone?
August 29, 2011 by 10 Comments
Have I mentioned that it has been - wait for it - unseasonably hot around here? Honestly, it's beautiful, and every day I have a sneaking feeling that I have been transported to a different city without my knowledge. Today it was - wait for it - … [Continue reading]
