Question, from Anonymous: “Though you often [don't you mean 'always,' Anonymous?] speak entertainingly, with typically appropriate grammar, almost always correctly spelled, sometimes you do speak unkindly. Likely the reason the Mayberry story was never reposted. My question is this; did someone close to you ask for it’s removal, or was it your own conscience..moment of [...]

Once upon a time in 2005, there was this guy I never dated. We didn’t date for about a month. It went something like this: first I sort of thought liked him but then he grew a beard and started wooing me [or so I thought] and even though facial hair makes me think itchy [...]

I do not like cats. If you like cats, I may or may not still like you. I have several friends whose families own cats…and I love those friends dearly. But…show me too many pictures you’ve taken with your cats on Christmas, or send me too many emails about the “cute” things your cat does [...]

I have a secret. It has to do with this… and this… It might have happened on this goodly day of the week… Or perhaps sooner. Any guesses?

I’m extremely non-confrontational by nature. Learning to stick up for myself is something I struggle with almost constantly, even now. As a child, getting in trouble was one of my biggest fears. When faced with confrontation, not only does my heart start pounding and my ears start ringing, but I break out into rash-y looking [...]

Guess what? I have a secret. But I’m not going to tell anyone what it is until tomorrow. Chew on that for a while. Meanwhile, I believe it’s Thursday all over this hemisphere, and that means it’s time for me to answer a question. Here’s one from Cristin: Do people in your everyday life know [...]

I never knew how much I needed to have a beautiful bed in my life… I never knew how big a difference existed between average sheets…and lovely sheets… I never realised that seven pillows on a bed–ridiculous though they are–could soothe me to sleep… A headboard never seemed all that necessary before–let alone a foot [...]