Category: rant

a plea (or two)

Posted by | May 19, 2011 | | 2

Hi, guys. Hi. I don’t normally like to do this, because I feel like we’re inundated with appeals to donate to various organizations from every angle. But you’ve got to pimp the causes that are important to you,...

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the breaks

the breaks

Posted by | Apr 11, 2011 | | 45

Oh, am I ever in a foul mood. I feel fouler than a duffle bag full of post-game rugby jerseys....

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defeated

Posted by | Mar 30, 2011 | | 11

I went into the office today. My boss was having one of those days and jokingly suggested going out for a drink after work. I took the idea and ran with it, all but pushing her out the door at 5:30. We ended up at a tasting room...

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tripledecker

Posted by | Mar 15, 2011 | | 27

Confession: I don’t watch movies. In fact, I hate movies. Whenever anyone asks me if I want to watch a movie, my immediate response is to punch that person in the face. Maybe you think I’m exaggerating. The beau has...

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intro: in her own words

Posted by | Mar 8, 2011 | | 1

In recognition of International Women’s Day today, Angie of One Cat Per Person and Clare and Aisling of Any Other Wedding put out a call for posts by women, about women. In Her Own Words is intended to raise awareness of...

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the wrong way

Posted by | Jan 26, 2011 | | 4

I was reading the latest Matt Taibbi article in Rolling Stone at the gym this morning when these three paragraphs hit me square in the chest [bolded emphasis mine]: Another Ohio Democrat, Steve Driehaus, clashed repeatedly with...

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just wait’ll you see my fair market value

Posted by | Jan 20, 2011 | | 29

Once you are married, your uterus — which all your single life has been a privately held company — goes public. Suddenly everyone fancies themselves shareholders and has ideas to pitch on the future of the, uh,...

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in which my antisocial tendencies surface

Posted by | Nov 30, 2010 | | 16

If only I had me a sharp knife. If only I had me a sharp knife, I wouldn’t have to go downstairs to the main kitchen at work to prep my food. Slicing tomatos, apples, avocados, rinsing lettuce — all that could be...

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indignant

Posted by | Mar 26, 2010 | | 1

There is a row of mailboxes affixed to the side of our house. Somebody, I don’t know who, takes his1 weekly ad circulars out of his respective mailbox every Tuesday and leaves them atop a ledge on our (inoperable)...

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