“Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.” Dianne Feinstein
This football season has been bananas. It is only week 4 and I’m looking at a loser pool. There are so many people out of my suicide pool that he […]
This football season has been bananas. It is only week 4 and I’m looking at a loser pool. There are so many people out of my suicide pool that he […]
I miss Borders. I can’t believe it’s gone, even though I hold myself almost entirely responsible for its demise. It was me, four years ago, that broke down and bought […]
Sadly, this post will have nothing to do with The Princess Bride. Although, obviously… that’s coming. I flipped on Good Morning America this morning and watched about 4 minutes of […]
One of my friends asked me yesterday why I started a blog. I gave him the short answer, low level narcissism, but it’s certainly more complex than that. It’s about […]
The damn nightstand is finished. I did it by myself, it took a week, and I would not pull too hard on that bottom drawer… but it’s done. I am […]
I have eight nieces and nephews, who are all remarkably unique. Hannah just turned 17 (interesting because her mom and I are still 22 and 24…) and she is, like […]
I’m having a feud with my neighbors. It is exactly like the Hatfields and the McCoys, or the east coast/west coast rap thing, except it’s in Orange County (they moved […]
You know those people who never watch tv? Those friends of yours that say “I just don’t have time for television, I don’t know what you are talking about” when […]
Alternate titles of blog post? “I am a rock, I am an island” or “F*^k you, Target!” After this horrific breakup, I have been trying to make over my life […]
A 40th birthday is a big thing. Many people lose their minds at the thought of turning forty. When I turned forty a couple of years ago, my lovely family […]
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