So I was riding my bike the other day, when it struck me that Poor Kyle doesn’t love me at all. Leastwise, he doesn’t love me as much as some men love their spouses. Tangent:  I once had a friend who was convinced that her fiance loved her more than any fiance has ever loved [...]

She once read a book wherein the hero and heroine paid a lump sum of money to ride a Ferris wheel over and over, around and around, all night long, until the carnival was through.  That passage cemented itself in her mind as the most romantic way to spend an evening with a lover, and [...]

I’ve always professed to hate the month of August.  I always will hate the month of August.  I will go out of my way not to get pregnant in November or December, just so I never have to celebrate my kids’ birthdays during August and act like I’m having a nice time—heaven forbid something good [...]

***This post is written as part of Sprite’s Keeper’s weekly Spin Cycle, the topic of which, this week, is “Motto.”  Thanks, Jen!*** I am not one to sugar-coat my life for the internet, or anyone. Oh wait—hadn’t you noticed? I am so easily annoyed with bloggers who do that—you know the kind?  Bloggers whose lives [...]

***Background: I’m not using shampoo or conditioner in my hair anymore.  It’s called the No ‘Poo Movement.  You can read the beginnings of my experiment (deep breath…) here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.  Someday I’ll create a page just for those links alone.*** I have not shampooed or conditioned my hair in over [...]

I have been giving a particular matter a lot of thought, and finally, after debating back and forth a hundred times, I’ve come to a decision: I will no longer read private blogs. Phew!  Glad to have that off my chest. Now, lest you get your feelings hurt, you private bloggers, please allow me to [...]

Last night, I was cooking corn-on-the-cob in a pot of boiling water on the stove (as opposed to on the grill, which turned out to be an epic failure the last time), and in a twist of unfortunate circumstances, I splashed a smattering of boiling hot water on my right foot. See, normally, when cooking, [...]