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February 2015

February 08, 2015

Every.Single.Cotton.Pickin.Time…

... I can't be the only one who's constantly jumping at the reflection of the...

September 2014

September 23, 2014

When did lunch time become so complicated…

... So my son comes home from school and tells me about this new lunch...

October 2013

October 02, 2013

What Does The Pope Say….

Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding. Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding. There, I fixed the translation.

September 2013

September 12, 2013

He’s So Awesome Because He’s Just Like MEEEEE …

... When a five year old Ford Focus becomes too extravagant, it's time to up...

April 2013

April 16, 2013

Writer’s Block Looks Like This…

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Fun With Penance…

... Sometimes you are just so rotten that your poor, patient confessor is forced to...

March 05, 2013

A Runner’s Motivation …

... A friend of mine keeps trying to get me to join her on all...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

“Latin” Mass may not be what you think it is …

... When I hear the phrase Latin Mass, this comes to mind ... image more...

February 27, 2013

I Saw Your Boobs, So Put On A Shirt…

... Have you heard? Feminists are angry at Seth MacFarlane. Never mind that I thought...

February 15, 2013

It’s a good thing I am not a catechist…

... the tender fruit of my womb asked me this little nugget after we were...

February 06, 2013

Just Call Me Domestic Diva…

... I've taken up the classically feminine and domestic hobby of needle point.

December 2012

December 23, 2012

the tree I slew…

... I love this tree. I really do. I love that it's perfectly imperfect. It...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

For my next trick I will attempt to boil water…

Oh, the stupid things. This morning I apparently forgot how to use a toaster. And...

November 13, 2012

When you deny a little girl a dollhouse it usually manifests itself in extreme ways later in life…

... The tragedy of my youth. I never had a dollhouse. I couldn't understand it....

November 08, 2012

Stupid Things – a Double Edition…

... Typically I do a single stupid thing on any given day. Today was exceptionally...

November 07, 2012

I’m sure someone thought this was lovely…

... but all I see is Nicolas Cage Madonna.

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Like the time I confused being a hermit with a pampered recluse…

... Do you ever sometimes wonder if you'd make a good nun because you look...

October 25, 2012

Guess the lyrics without cheating…

... Can you guess the lyrcis to this Bob Dylan song without having to use...

October 15, 2012

Stupid Things I Do On Any Given Day…

... Hit myself in the face with the phone receiver while answering the phone and...

September 2012

September 04, 2012

You can find everything on the internet…

... I love the internet. Lookit what I found. A Fulflej video. Who? I bought...

August 2012

August 25, 2012

Saturday Stupid Things…

... A sense the beginnings of a new meme. From this... to this... and now...

August 23, 2012

The Confessional Nature of Blogging …

... I watched Here Comes Honey Boo Boo on TLC last night. That is all.

July 2012

July 29, 2012

Admit it…

... You were expecting Her Majesty to say "may the odds be ever in your...

July 27, 2012

Chicken Gate Update: How to Fail at a Boycott…

... "Tolerance" Nazis, you're doing it wrong. Click to enlarge

July 18, 2012

Do not take nutritional advice from me. Ever …

... You know what I have for dinner when my son's not home and I...

July 02, 2012

a new avatar…

... What do you think, too weird or totally apropos?

June 2012

June 29, 2012

when I let my mind wander…

... How does one solitary show end up in the middle of the road? Where...

June 01, 2012

Happy Friday Funny, y’all…

H/T Orwell's Picnic.

May 2012

May 16, 2012

potpourri of popery…

I didn't know Pope Benedict had a kitty. I may need to reevaluate my very...

May 03, 2012

I guess I’ve been watching too many episodes of Mad Men because when my boss said we’d be getting a new drink machine I imagined this…

... needless to say I was left bitterly disappointed.