Aww, Cathy isn’t laughing at the silly season. She is getting downright terse and intolerant instead of shrugging and shaking her head. In the past, I could ignore and avoid. This year, I just can’t. When MY son is going to vote on the next president and his head is filled with sexist and racist […]
I will NOT question Sarah Palin’s feminism. Feminism is about the freedom to be who you want to be and not be limited by someone else’s inability to accept that women are not a lesser gender. I do not care if people talk about how beautiful she is. Complaining about a politician’s appearance is as […]
Dad: “Let’s plan this week’s menu democratically.” Amy: “What’s that mean?” Me: “It means we fight amongst ourselves.”
The main presidential candidates have their own paper dolls. Online paper dolls would be much more fun AND environmentally friendly. How would you like to dress your new friends? I would like to see their costume choices for Fantasy Con.
cranky, annoyed, irritated, frustrated, bothered, bewildered, ticked, unhappy, aggravated Apparently Knoxvillians have the attention span of a 2-year-old. In order to prevent future ADD attacks on election day, please make a list of every elected official representing you. Print and paste it into your paper planner, store it on your PDA and keep a picture […]
Grandaddy: “Obama WILL be our next president.” Have you met my father? He is unapologetically as conservative, Republican and Southern Baptist as humanly possible. He also believes every bad thing ever said about Obama. It’s getting weird out there.
Me: “Which presidential candidate do you like right now?” Sarah: “Not the old guy.” Me: “Why?” Sarah: “Because he’s OLD.” – – – – – – – And, the comments that ended a conversation when I had to bite my tongue. Hard. “I’m surrounded by bleeding heart liberals. If I could vote for GW again, […]
In my continuing efforts to be the meanest parent in the world, I forced my children to sit through two political speeches tonight. The youngest two sat in my lap and fidgeted while the older children slumped in their chairs and quietly mumbled complaints. The children were subjected to my shouts at the screen as […]
I am not a wrestling fan. I grew up in Memphis at a time when Jerry Lawler was the biggest celebrity in town and his antics were all anyone could talk about. I was the uncool kid who refused to watch wrestling on tv while my peers were in the studio audience every Saturday morning. […]