There is this hashtag on Twitter #ForcedFamilyFun that is brilliant — which is totally surprising. Hashtag #ForcedFamilyFun was started by a TBS TV show sponsor [The Detour] and usually those crash and burn hard — but not this time. I do not know if the show is any good I have never watched it but […]
I’m thinking about New Orleans. My favorite “New Awleen” heels, suede high heels that were purple and green and gold suede parrot shoes that everyone knew were my Mardis Gras shoes. About skies that have partial clouds passing overhead and you are in sunlight and then in rain and then in hot sunlight […]
When I was a kid growing up, adults said things to my parents like, “Oh your little girl is so pretty.” Or, “Oh, your little girl is so smart.” I just thought that’s what adults say to be polite. Adults are total liars. Any kid knows this. They say food is […]
Once upon a time a long long time ago — Three men were talking to God, and God gave each a bag of gold. One man’s bag of gold was kind of small. One man’s bag of gold was medium. One man’s bag of gold was huge. And God said, Hey, go out and […]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3fIZuW9P_M] [That is TracyMcMillan in a Ted Talk. Cool stuff.]
I have finally determined the line between female childhood and female adulthood. When I was twelve, all I wanted to do was fill out a bra. Now? All I want to do is avoid wearing a bra. Wait. Unless I am on camera, the bra is pretty, and I’m going crazy dancing. [Oh fuck […]
For the early days — Of my life, flowers were always something someone else brought or gave to you. Mostly associated with men. And death. Men came calling, men sent flowers. [Not for me, pervo, I was a little kid, jeez, for adult female relatives and family friends!] Loved ones died? People sent […]
The brunette days… also, um, teen model, ahhh!
I keep seeing — This comparison between auto insurance and health insurance. The comparison of auto insurance to health insurance is ridiculous. You have a choice to purchase a car or not purchase a car. A car is a material possession. One you cannot even legally operate until you reach a designated age close […]