You guys. I got hornswoggled on the internet. There are greater walks of shame I am sure, but having to go to your bank, take your lap top to Best Buy, call the credit card company and admit to all of them that you got hornswoggled on the internet? That ranks right up there. Mostly … Continue reading Hornswoggled →

Tonight I had dinner with Bunny, (Which is short for “Bunny Feet”, which is part of a line of a poem Gram used to recite that went “…tired little Bunny Feet”.  Anyway, don’t worry, I didn’t actually name my daughter Bunny, I’m the only one who calls her that) my twenty-year old daughter. My daughter … Continue reading The Amazing Bunny →

I had to get up early today. Five am to be exact. This means a couple of things. Number one, it is now 8pm and I was ready for bed two hours ago, but even worse, I am liable to break out in tears at any given moment. It’s best you just don’t look at … Continue reading Tardy →

I just ordered a woodcarving kit. I have no idea what kind of wood carving kit is actually a good one, or what all the things in the kit are for (although I am pretty sure any one of them could be used to take a finger off), or what I even need out of … Continue reading Adventures in Artistry →

One day, after rocking out to the “You Broke Up With Me” song playing on country radio these days, I tweeted about how much I liked the song. A kind and (I am sure) well-meaning soul pointed out to me something along the lines of “smart people don’t need revenge.” I stopped myself from replying … Continue reading You Broke Up With Me →

It all started with Jackie the Fabulous. Before Jackie the Fabulous, I got my long, curly, somewhat impossible to style hair trimmed at the most convenient in and out haircut places, because when you’re young and poor, that seems like the best option and because, really, how much skill does it take to trim the … Continue reading A Hairy Situation →

In Minnesota, “Land of Ten Thousand Lakes” as my license plate boasts, a long weekend means a lot of people will be at “the lake”. Or in the woods. At the cabin or at the farm or in one of our 75 state parks. We Minnesotans have an inside joke that everyone in MN goes … Continue reading Labor Day at the Lake →

You’ve probably all had something bad happen in your life at some time. You’ve probably all lost something important, a person or a pet or a job, so you can relate to me when I tell you that the first couple of days after my Grandma died, I woke up only to remember seconds later … Continue reading Ode to Gram →

You guys have heard of that book/movie, “He’s Just Not That Into You”, right? Well, I’m here to tell you that although she never patented it, it was definitely my mom’s idea first. From the time I had my first “boyfriend” at age thirteen (Christopher from church, his mom might have put him up to … Continue reading The Original “He’s Just Not That Into You” →

If I were a dog, you would call me a mutt. Heinz 57. No papers, but is friendly, enjoys long walks and is house trained. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my heritage. Maybe it’s all the recent WW2 fiction I’ve been reading lately or maybe it’s current events, or maybe it’s just that … Continue reading What’s in Those Genes, Baby →