Is tone deafness mind over matter? My Halloween costume is on the line.
Any ideas on how to make a giant slug costume? “I’m watching you WazOWski,” I said while piling broccoli onto our plates. …
I didn’t care about Trayvon until Ferguson: Why we need more empathy in America.
We need more empathy in America, which is the ability to “walk a mile in another’s person’s shoes.” “But he was aggressive …
5 things I hated about the movie Gravity
Accurate description of Gravity: A 90 minute anxiety attack. Thank you “Funny or Die” for these alternate title movie posters. I won …
I’m over being an “Ideal Worker”
I’m tired of being a good little worker bee. Free stock image. It occurred to me earlier this week that I have …
The picture that horrified me into finally going to the gym
What a pound looks like… a slab of butter. As much needed rain pelted down from slate skies, I contemplated the day, …
Stop bright-siding me
Chest heaving, I lay on the floor, clutching a knee and half-crying. I’d just tumbled head first into a stack of plastic …
Shoulding all over myself
“Do you need to be smashed and tickled?” Mr. T asked. “Yes!” I replied without thinking, although I tried to amend with, …
Cliteracy
New York artist Sophia Wallace promotes what she calls “cliteracy.” I don’t blog about sex. Mostly because it’s none of your damn …
Misophonia: When sounds make you angry
A component of misophonia is that it can’t be rationalized away. I can’t talk myself out of hating a trigger sound. Pop. Chomp, …
Desperate times in the pants-fitting department
Since even the sweat pants are a little tight lately, I’ve got to start listening to that bathing suit! “COME ON! Jab, …