Fortunately, we ran out of Aqua Net just as the decade was winding down. I’m not sure, but I think we might be far enough way from the 1990s to know what to wear to a ‘90s party. Right after an era ends, it’s hard to know what defined it. It’s like when I […]
A True Obama Mama
No, not your left, my left! Dartmouth students later regretted stopping at that frat party before the Obama rally. I’m a sucker for a presidential candidate. I don’t presume to know more than the average Joe about politics. (For instance, I planned a primary returns watch party for tonight to watch the Florida results, […]
Shredding for Dollars
I’m into shredding now. I just bought my first shredding machine and it’s clear it’s going to be the first of many. I’ve already been through the four stages of paper shredding: 1) Near orgasmic joy over watching junk mail go through a really, really sharp thing and get turned into confetti. 2) Boredom and monotony […]
A Little Competition is Good for You
The Baconator: I’m gonna have to ask you to increase your degrees of separation from me right now. I love a good challenge. Especially when it involves my husband throwing down a gauntlet and me picking up said gauntlet and forging it into something a queen would carry. He and I used to play the […]
Snow Day or Let’s-Go-to-the-Mall-Day?
When you look out your window to the bus stop and see this, you might have a snow day. We’ve got ourselves a snow day here in Lexington. Which means the kids are home, hogging the computer, eating all the good snacks that I had hidden away for weekday afternoons, watching sports on TV […]
History in the Making in Boxes in the Basement
Rock on, Garth: You’ve got to see the Fitzpatrick Student of the Month exhibit at the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame. In an effort to purge the bowels of our house, I’m going through all the stuff that I’ve been tossing down the basement steps for the three years. This house laxative isn’t […]