One of the things I become more regularly aware of as I get older, and, at the same time, of which I am oft-reminded when I still frequently forget, is that my social sphere is a microcosm. When most folks around you believe what you believe, and like what you like, it can be easy [...]

I don’t understand smoking. Yeah, I know how it works, both mechanically and physically. I’ve done it (I used to waitress in a small town diner, it’s practically a requirement…) But I am one of a few lucky people for whom it doesn’t “work”. I can’t get addicted, and I’m not sure exactly why, but [...]

You ever get the feeling that maybe human beings are an accident? An anomaly. A really big oops. A mutation that, contrary to the normal progression of things, got way out of hand? Obviously, this is not going to be a common thought among the religious, though, frankly, to me it’s as plausible with a [...]

Over the last couple of weeks, the question I’ve been asked most often has been if I’m packed yet. Umm… no. The backpack I’m taking was in San Francisco until Saturday (thanks, Andrew!) and typically I like wearing my clothes, rather than wandering around nekkid while they sit in tidy, laundered piles.
No worries, though. I’m [...]

Yesterday when Sherry and I were out shopping, we visited a number of shoe stores, unsurprisingly. The 40s-inspired look is still going strong, which we think is fab. Of course so is the 80s look, which isn’t so much.
Heels are definitely in, the more skyscraping the better. We saw plenty of women yesterday at [...]

For a long time, a lot of people thought I didn’t like kids. And they’re right, in some respects. There are kids I can’t stand. Loud, wild, rude, undisciplined, entitled brats who are, 100%, the result of parents who are failing them. FAIL. Poor kids.
Yes, I realize even the best parents have kids who are [...]

Unborn Baby Ornament – US Troop Model
Link via Fussy.

This is a picture that will not be taken of Angela’s retirement. It is not a picture of her new apartment in Hamilton, with high ceilings, charismatic architecture, and refreshingly reasonable rent. It is not a picture of her travels, foreign and domestic, and all the adventures awaiting her. It is not a picture of [...]

Sat downstairs for a while waiting for my turn to get my flu shot. As is typical in an insurance company, most of the other people there were women. And they apparently all know each other, so they chatted. And chatted. And chatted…
Unfortunately, this time of year, apparently only one topic of conversation exists: the [...]

Hell Is Other People: If You Can Handle A Really Depressing Teen Suicide Story Right Now…
A real person, a real death
Can’t say as I have anything to add that’s not profanity-laden or says anything other than what’s probably in your head already if you just read that, or what the commenters on the story have [...]