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Creepy Foot Obsession

I haven’t done anything to promote my blog other than post links on Facebook so my friends can click a link when they’ve had their fill of other people’s vacation photos but aren’t quite up to reading a real book. It took me awhile to get used to the idea of anyone, let alone strangers,Continue reading “Creepy Foot Obsession”

F-You Katy Perry

This song parody is to the tune of Cee Lo Greene’s “F-You”. I wrote it for an art group (Night of the Radish) theme “Go F— Yourself” after hearing Katy’s latest single, “Last Friday Night”. Thinking, let alone writing this officially makes me a cranky old lady. You see I’m driving round town with aContinue reading “F-You Katy Perry”

Cheesy Puffs and Oreos

You don’t need a nutritionist to know that you should not eat anything that turns your fingers orange or your teeth black. Unfortunately, those are the things that have been tempting me this summer. Cheesy puffs and Oreos. Salty and sweet. These stick-in-your-teeth snacks are as delicious as they are deadly, and I have beenContinue reading “Cheesy Puffs and Oreos”

Vacuuming Firewood

My dad smoked three packs of unfiltered cigarettes a day. Ashtrays were filled with squashed butts, walls were yellowed and everything smelled like smoke. Newspapers were kept in stacks for months, not because we recycled, but because they might serve some purpose in the future. He did the same with anything and everything plastic. MargarineContinue reading “Vacuuming Firewood”

The Helicopter vs. the Bungee-Jumper

My 10 ½-year-old daughter just went on her first real trip away from home without family. She had the opportunity to go to the beach with a friend from school. I fought all of my over-protective instincts, and I let her go. I wasn’t too worried about her safety – the people she was goingContinue reading “The Helicopter vs. the Bungee-Jumper”