My sister and I, as taken this summer by Vivienne. Sweet Baby Sister, I hope when we get old we live next door to one another. I hope that you come over to my house and we play crosswords together….
Archives for October 2014
Today’s Vimrod. And more. So much more.
Two Pretzels Note: Nope. No one asked me to write this post. I genuinely like what you’re about to read about. (ky) When I first started writing Two Pretzels back in what, 2006? I would include Vimrod cartoons because I thought…
My fears for the future (as written by a haughty gen X’er)
I fear that my generation is one of the last who will experience the immediate gratification of utilizing white out, specifically while typing on a typewriter. I fear that my generation is one of the last who will ever understand the…
A few quick things
1. I have all of my Christmas shopping for the girls finished. Done. Bought in Ohio and brought back. No importing! It’s October. 2. I have appeared to develop an allergy to Cabo and cannot stop sneezing. 3. Mariah Carey…
…and, we're home.
… we’re here. We’re home. We’re back sitting in the home that we left a month ago. The difference is that this time, the lights are on, the air conditioning is on and our water is flowing. We were beyond…
Is Woody Harrelson on TO something? (Not “on something” – because we know that answer.)
My favorite moment happens at 1:04. Followed by, “I want to offer that to all of you.” After that, you don’t have to watch. If you can’t see the link, it’s here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amPf3bxn-to I mean, maybe Woody’s on to something. “I…
on grief. the mind is a funny thing.
So I’m just sitting here, doing some work and a thought literally popped into my head, all VH1 pop-up video-style (I’m old.) I thought, “I need to call my Mom.” It was like my brain didn’t even remember that I…
On Hurricane Odile…
Note: I wrote this post on Friday, September 19th – five days after the category 4 Hurricane Odile smoked Los Cabos (Cabo San Lucas & San Jose del Cabo), where I have lived for the past eight years with my little family…
Happy day AFTER your birthday, Sal!
It’s too bad that the day after your birthday gets the shaft, you know? I mean, everyone showers you with birthday greetings on your birthday… maybe sometimes it’s nice to be acknowledged the day after your big day, right? [hiding my eyes because…
