I was listening to NPR the other morning while coming back from driving my kids to school (those spoiled little brats won’t take the bus anymore) when I heard an interesting little news tidbit: Reality TV is waning. So soon? Gosh, it seems like just yesterday I was riveted by the realistic humans […]
Reality Bites
Thriller! Thriller Night
I was groovin’ to Michael Jackson this week. Not new creepy Michael Jackson; young, hip Michael Jackson. If you’ve ever seen the Thriller video – and if you haven’t, you’re either just emerging from a Unibomber shack in the woods or you’re 4 – look at one of the zombies dancing behind Michael. That […]
Cornhole, Schmornhole, It’s Bean Bag Toss To Me
I was reading in the paper yesterday that State Rep. Bill Farmer wants to designate cornhole as the official Kentucky state game. Alrighty, then. For a long time, I thought I was the only one who had heard the term ‘cornhole’ as it referred to something else. Something you wouldn’t play at a picnic, […]
Shop ‘Til You Drop Your Starbucks Cup
I hate to shop. I realize this adds to the list of things that make me not really a girl. The list is short but hefty with evidence. For the most part it’s PG rated, but for reasons you can imagine I won’t list them all here. I could get kicked out of the […]
Pass the Prunes, I’m 49
Being a middle-aged woman has few consolations. Being immature doesn’t help. Nor does having braces and an adorable combination of freckles and adult acne. And from what I understand, being an actress or a famous rock star doesn’t ease the sting either. They say the amount of plastic surgery required to keep you working […]