Happy Thanksgiving! It was pointed out to me earlier this week, when I claimed that mashed potatoes were the one thing I love to eat more than any other, that I have said before that devilled [...]
Which Historical Lunatic Are You?From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey. A little history lesson for your holiday. Come on, you know you needed one! On a totally different note, I’m headed [...]
To reiterate: I love this holiday. But the days leading up to it? Stress-full! I had big plans for this afternoon after I left campus. Errands to run, fun stuff to buy. But as soon as I hit the [...]
Good morning. Today begins one of my favorite weeks of the year. Why, you ask? Well, there are a variety of reasons. Such as: 1. It’s a short work week. Sure, most people are *supposed* to [...]
You used to be a fast-lane cokehead drunk, butyou’re settling into motherhood, sobriety andbeing ‘a certain age.’ You are Jackie Taylor. Which second-string ‘Beverly [...]
So I’m at the Wal-Mart yesterday (yay suburbia!) pushing my cart, overwhelmed as usual. We have this new Super Wal Mart here, which means it has everything in your typical Wal-Mart PLUS a [...]
Is is just me, or is Britney Spears taking over the world? Yesterday, it seemed like she was on every single channel: dancing on ABC, getting a Hollywood star, on the front cover of my [...]
Good morning. So last night, I saw a mouse in my laundry room. Now, I’ve had a feeling we had a mouse. Saw some evidence (to be vague about it) heard some rustling the other night, which [...]
Happy Friday. Finally! Last night I found myself watching this movie called Beautiful Girls, which TiVo had recorded for me. Yet more proof that TiVo knows me SO well, because as I watched the [...]
The wind is blowing so hard here it is howling around my house. Literally! Howling. On the way home from campus, at every intersection the traffic lights were swinging. So bizarre. This morning, [...]