Just when you thought Honey Boo Boo or Honey BooBoo Kitty or whatever the heck she calls herself was gone, she’s back. And I have no idea what a Honey Boo Boo is nor do I care to find out. Dorien Grey doesn’t give her existence much credence either, so I feel safe in my […]
A Question of Self-Worth in My Own Comedic Way
I’ve given several things up over the years in order to accommodate my career as an author and also helping with my father, who I’ve put before my writing career. Much of what I’ve given up are things I enjoyed, like going to the movies a couple times a week, keeping up on all the […]
Death and Those Other Pesky Signs of Mortality
I had a dream last week that woke me up in a cold sweat. In it, I was driving in a car with my brother-in-law and father-in-law, which is already slightly morbid since FIL has been gone now since March. We were all sad and talking about how my husband had just passed away a […]
Airline Atheists, Captivemasons and It’s a Square!
I’m about to stagger you with my brilliant ignorance. And please try to keep that less-than-surprised look off of your face. There’s been a lot going on lately and I’m not entirely at my best right now. First, home renovations are continuing and look to continue at an accelerated rate over the next couple of […]
Joining the ‘I’ve Had Surgery Club’, Dues Mandatory
So there’s a club I wasn’t aware I didn’t belong to called the “I’ve Had Surgery Club” and it’s assumed everybody is a member. Well, it’s assumed everybody is a member once you’ve reached my age, the tender age of 33. And you’ll receive the most incredulous looks and sounds of astonishment when you answer […]
A Pocket Full of Change
I was sitting at the house yesterday on our new IKEA couch—it remains covered with sheets because of the renovations—and writing in Gaylias 2 for several hours. It’s the first time in a long time I’ve had a chance to do much writing because of everything that’s gone on and everything that continues to go […]
So…There’s the Whole Thing That Happened Yesterday
The great Abraham Lincoln once said “Four score and seven years ago…” No, wait. I meant the great Abrahama Lincoln. She’s a drag queen I know who called me yesterday, saying “Four Skor bars and seven Yogurt Malted Milk Balls ago…” (Abrahama had just gotten off a diet). So, many years back—which she was referencing—my […]
White Ninja Vs. Half Asian Ninja: The Domination
Nobody ever believes me when I say I’m going to sit down and watch a very cerebral, very artsy, very finely crafted film. Okay, it was Ninja III: The Domination, but it was released on Blu-Ray and it has an audio commentary on it! Somebody enjoyed it enough to finally put it out and add […]
And Now a Word About Fathers…
My poor husband just can’t catch a break after the passing of his father. It doesn’t help that he works away from home, which essentially keeps him away from the rest of us and being able to mourn with us. It also didn’t help that his father’s birthday was the 6th of June and I’m […]
The Great Cyber Melting Pot (or I Know A Vegan)
It’s typical these days to read about how intrusive social media is, the privacy issues that come with it, the ads we’re forced to contend with, and then the sheer amount of time we spend on it. Was it always this way? What was the world like before it? When I think back to my […]
