I didn’t forget. I just didn’t go back. I went twice. Once for the initial shock and the following week for the glory of lost pounds. Then I got busy writing, walking my dog, doing the laundry and micromanaging the lives of my children. I’m busy, busy, busy. Oh, and then I work a little [...]
January 9, 2012
I remember being underneath a Christmas tree staring into the boughs which were spinning. I’d had too much beer. I was at least sixteen. Maybe seventeen and I was at a party. There were no parents around. I made my way home. I walked through snow and found my house, my bed and sleep. The [...]
December 22, 2011
I have an idea for a new show: Woman Vs Food. The Travel Channel’s Man Vs Food goes around the country being challenged to eat gross, as in large, amounts of food. If he manages to eat the food he is given a plaque or a tee-shirt or more food. The food he is challenged to eat is [...]
December 19, 2011
My house has a dishwasher full of dishes and the winter coats are in a heap rather than hung up on the listing coat rack from The Dollar Store. There is a film of dust on the coffee table, and blanketing the bookcases and the floors all need a good vacuuming. I’ve spent forty plus years [...]
July 14, 2011
In a recent post on motherhood uncensored, some startling statistics on spanking from the 90s were cited. BTW, the author was not pro-spanking. She re-told an uncomfortable tale. Which made me wonder, are we obligated to step in when a parent is losing it on their child? I think so. I’d even go further and assert [...]
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