Alternative Medicine

Since the four Tylenol Allergy Sinus pills I've taken over the course of the day have done nothing to diminish the pulsing vise of pain and pressure on the left side of my face, I would like to receive some combination of the following … [Continue reading]

Domestic Policy, Part II

Several things as a follow up to the earlier HGTV post and a segue into a discussion of Food Network: Mission Organization is highly entertaining - again, it's a look at how other people live, and if this show is any indication, there are a great … [Continue reading]

Domestic Policy, Part I

Stacy's comment about staying up until 1 in the morning watching HGTV reminded me that I have neglected to write about The Very Best Network In The History of Television. There are no words strong enough to express my love for Home and Garden … [Continue reading]

Funny, Even Out Of Context

Real-life humor, in no particular order: 1. "I like mustard on my crackers." (overheard by Sister and Barry, 2003) 2. "When I was a competitive ice dancer..." (overheard by Diamonds, 2006) 3. "delicate charcoal drawings of Ron Polk" (a B-Diddy … [Continue reading]

The Playground: An Emotional Case Study

Contrary to Alex's expression, we were not in fact headed for the Evil Playground of Doom. All I can figure is that in his spare time Alex visits playgrounds with half-made-up clowns and one-armed carnies and children who go to the top of the spiral … [Continue reading]

What A Refreshing and Delightful Treat

Last night around 10:15 I made an announcement to my husband, who was completely engrossed in my TiVo'd Oprah epsiode (it was about some guys who were shocked to learn that their father was secretly a bank robber, and we all know that the male gender … [Continue reading]