billboards are just paid graffiti

The trip to LMU is half 4-lanes with a median Interstate and half narrow 2-lane Highway. The Interstate is the quick part of the journey. It is also flavorless. Things get interesting when you reach the large green dinosaur (or is that a dragon) advertising for the fireworks vendor. That’s where you turn onto the […]

throw me a life preserver

How did I miss getting something written today? Oh, that’s right. I was busy dealing with a stressed out husband, escape artists, Tommy’s Chemistry class that he is going to pass by the skin of his teeth (even if it kills us), graduation plans, Project Grad’s LAN area, the ever increasing pile of college paperwork, […]

criminalizing immaturity and ignorance

Late nights, I like to crawl in bed and watch old movies. Old is a relative term since it is no longer used to categorize black and white movies from generations before mine. It now applies to movies that were in the theater when I was old enough to be working in the theater. Last […]

random questions

Why do I think antique stores are quaint and pawn shops are criminal? Aren’t they both selling used stuff? Is anyone else bothered that the local flesh market has a sign out front advertising “swing ‘n shag” night? Why do people care about athletes using steroids, but ignore band students abusing inhalers to artificially enhance […]

Knoxville has the flu

School has been canceled for the rest of the week due to sickness. Instead of using this time to end the spread of the germs, everyone is going to get sicker. All the teenagers will be at the mall, having sleepovers with friends and sharing their germs with everyone. Small children will go to offices […]

Is this foreplay?

“Cathy (wink-wink), I took that pile of stuff to Goodwill.” “Ooooo, nice.” A very, very long time ago, I was listening to someone talk about marriage. He advised that “foreplay doesn’t just happen in the bedroom.” To add more spice between you and your partner in bed just visit Gay Sex Toys and try those […]

it’s gonna be a bumpy ride

This is going to be an amazing year. This is going to be a hard year. Time is going to fly. I want to fully immerse myself in every single moment. I need to document it so that I can sit down and reflect on the enormity of the year. I have to give Tommy’s […]

WHAT is in the jelly?

You can drop your chocolate bar in my jar of peanut butter. You may not leave butter in my grape jelly or grape jelly in my butter. Yuck.

piercing par-tay

After many, many discussions and a few phone calls to Ye Olde Tattoos & Body Piercings, we ended up where Sarah wanted to be, the mall. She and her friend got multiple holes punched in their ear cartilage and the parents made jokes. The Moms discussed getting their nipples done and attaching a strap around […]

I’m sick of feeling sick

I am typing with one hand so that the other hand can hold a tissue under my continuously leaking nose. While worshiping my beloved box of tissues this morning, I remembered a babysitter from my childhood. She wasn’t a stare at the television or talk on the telephone babysitter. She sat on the front porch […]