Poor Clay. He sure picked a bad week to finally come out of his closet. (And thank god he cleared that up, because I had been wearing my sheets thin with all my tossing and turning at night wondering why Clay Aiken hadn’t snatched himself up a pretty lady yet).
Seriously though, for him this was [...]
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Bad Time for Cleaning Closets
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Mish Mash, tagged Clay Aiken on September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
September 11th, 2008
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Midlife Chronicles, tagged house fire, life, perspective on September 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On September 11, 2008, I was working on my glib response to a new ad campaign promoting high fructose corn syrup, when I heard two pretty loud bangs out on my usually snoozy street. I hesitated, and then decided it was loud enough to warrant a peek outside. As I parted the curtains, I heard [...]
I’m Sorry, We Don’t Do High-Fives
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Maternal Lessons, tagged high fives, San Diego on July 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Due to a series of twists and turns in my early twenties, I found myself residing in sunny San Diego. For five years, I regularly watched the sunset over the Pacific, kept the windows of my pumpin’ ‘85 Nissan Sentra rolled down in the middle of winter, and fell deeply, wholeheartedly in love with sushi. But [...]
The Strength to Learn
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Writing, tagged debate, the art of debate on July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t engage in deep political discussions too often because, basically, I don’t want to look stupid. I’m not a buffoon; I can generally speak to the current state of affairs and have a good idea where I stand on most issues and why. But when trying to follow conversations with political analysis prodigies who can drop names, [...]
In Defense of the Popcorn Clutching Sisterhood
Posted in Cultural Commentary, tagged Hillary Clinton, Judith Warner, Sex and the City, sexism, soap operas, women on June 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A few days ago, Judith Warner wrote a post called Women in Charge/Women Who Charge in her Domestic Disturbance blog for the NY Times. She examines the current environment in which the downfall of Hillary Clinton’s campaign can occur simultaneously with the popularity of the Sex and the City movie. And in referring to the movie as [...]
Podunk Wisconsinites and the Feral Cat
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Mish Mash, tagged feral cats, Wisconsin on June 4, 2008 | 13 Comments »
In April 2005, my fine state supported a proposal to make feral cats an unprotected species, a classification that would allow them to be hunted and killed. Despite the fact that 51 of 72 counties in the state voted in favor of the proposal, Gov. Jim Doyle dampened our kitty killing spirits by claiming it [...]
Dear Columbia, SC Frat Party Attendee:
Posted in Cultural Commentary, tagged bong, Michael Phelps, Phelps smoking pot on February 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In regards to the turmoil you have created for Michael Phelps, I would like to state for the record that I find you to be a complete and total dick. No matter what anyone thinks about Phelps’ actions, they have to scrutinize yours. Not exactly the choices I would want my son to make should he find himself in that situation. Boneheads [...]
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