It is 3:30 in the morning and I am wide-awake. My mind has no control over my body’s internal clock. It does not matter the inadequate quantity or quality of sleep I have had this night. Yesterday I traveled from there to here. There, the day has begun. Here, the sun is still well below … Continue reading Thoughts on Jet-Lag
Month: February 2013
Step into the Wayback Machine, and laugh your ass off!
Thank you to Jill, at Mind of a Mouse for writing this hilarious post! You may remember, Jill is the one who wrote last week’s fabulous letter, campaigning to get this highly sought after gig.
Hello Cheeky Readers,
For today’s session we are traveling back in time, way back, keep on going… stop! Too far… forward a bit. There. We’ve arrived in 1989! The era of Big Hair and Acid Washed Jeans. A time when Cool kids were Cool and Geeks were Geeks and there was no overlap between.
Picture me, a five-foot nothing, 98 pound weakling, with a secret love of all things Fantasy. Now, being a girl, I could get away with this to an extent. Plus, I was really small, and often overlooked, literally. On second thought, don’t bother picturing it, here’s a real picture instead.
I realize now, of course, that no one was paying attention, (because…
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What you didn’t know about Bananas
You probably know a lot about bananas. After all it is the worlds most popular fruit. And it is primarily grown and distributed by one the most recognized/despised companies in the world. I'm not sure which one people like to hate on more, Chiquita or De Beers. (Note to self: don't ever dominate a market. Why? because … Continue reading What you didn’t know about Bananas
Title: I’m a Stranger Here Myself
When I grow up, I want to write like Bill Bryson. I love his tone, I love his insatiable curiosity, and I love that he lives in England. Not that living in England has anything to do with writing. I'd just like to live there some day. I've read almost all his books. The ones … Continue reading Title: I’m a Stranger Here Myself
Makes Me Mad: Charming Old Houses
I grew up in a house built in 1885. My parents tell me the heating bills were higher than the mortgage payments. I loved that house for its spacious uniqueness, but I didn't have to pay those bills. After I married, my husband and I lived in a house built in the 1930s. We struggled … Continue reading Makes Me Mad: Charming Old Houses
Thoughts on Connections
Sometimes, in the morning with my first cup of coffee, I listen to the news on NPR. Sometimes. Most of the time I can't take the unemotional voices telling me about the twelve or fifteen or thirty-four people who died in a car bombing while I was sleeping. The anonymity of the numbers upsets me. … Continue reading Thoughts on Connections
Remember I asked for guest bloggers?
Well, I found this letter in my inbox shortly after the request. This is from our blog pal Jill, who writes the delightful blog, Mind Of A Mouse. I can’t wait to see what she will come up with for next Wednesday, but I thought her letter was too funny not to share with you guys. What do you think? Isn’t she great????
Please check out her blog, and why not give her a topic to write about in the comments? I’m sure she could handle any subject with a great sense of humor and I think after reading this, you will look forward to her guest post as much as I am.
Thanks for sticking with me while I’m otherwise engaged, and yes, there will be haiku’s tomorrow. Make em good, people, I’m toying with the idea of compiling all of the haiku hijinx into a book when…
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What you didn’t know about Cereal
When you think about it, the tradition of eating processed grains covered in milk is really weird. Cereal the way we know it has only been around since the last century's turn, and before that, the only people who ate 'porridge' (boiled whole grains) did so because they couldn't afford meat. If you look up … Continue reading What you didn’t know about Cereal
Title: Guns, by Steven King
I can't understand what makes a man hate another man, help me understand. Depeche Mode, People are People In a strange sort of coincidence, as I was reading a review of Steven King's Guns (kindle single) the Depeche Mode song, People are People popped up on my Pandora 80's Pop Radio station. The chorus seemed to … Continue reading Title: Guns, by Steven King
Makes Me Mad: Haters
From the Urban Dictionary: 1. hater A person that simply cannot be happy for another person's success. So rather than be happy they make a point of exposing a flaw in that person. Hating, the result of being a hater, is not exactly jealousy. The hater doesn't really want to be the person he or she hates, rather the … Continue reading Makes Me Mad: Haters
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