June 2012
31 posts
1 tag
1 tag
I hope you all have someone in your lives who can patiently and succinctly explain the Iranian revolution to you over GChat.
1 tag
Email from my mom: Things to look forward to in...
Special wine to celebrate Tracie’s birthday (Frank Family Winston Hill & Forman)
Lizardville
Tomatoes (if the damn critters don’t eat them all) and even if they do, we will buy some home-grown ones
Corn on the cob
Green beans (again the damn critters….)
Puppies (both neighbors got them)
Grandma’s hot dog bar
Air conditioning
(Emphasis added)
1 tag
1 tag
4 tags
My fellow New Yorkers, our long municipal... →
4 tags
My mom telling me about the car accident she was...
Mom: got rear-ended (that’s what she said) at a stop light
3 tags
Maybe it’s for the best that no one on any of my online social media networks seems to be paying attention to Euro 2012. It won’t stop me from telling endless soccer recaps to my poor sister and husband, but it has probably saved me some time.
Beards of Anarchy
zzzan:
“Can I braid your beard?” “NO. We’re not there yet.” “You can separate it and I’ll braid it…” “No way, I’ll look like one of those biker dudes who now lives in a house.”
Zan, when I come visit in August, can we get J drunk on margaritas and braid his beard? It’s a fool proof plan that not only applies to beard braiding, but also to straightening hair and painting toenails.
1 tag
2 tags
1 tag
1 tag
2 tags
My grandparents have a time share dog called Bogey. Since we were coming to visit, Grandpa made sure the wonder dog was over when we got there. Yesterday he was being what my grandpa called “a little shit.” He dug my boarding pass out of my purse and would not let anyone near it. He has very sharp teeth, which is why Megan is so scared of such a tiny dog.
Earlier he’d also...
3 tags
5 tags
Can someone please tell me how to pronounce Tess of the d’Urbervilles? I attempted to make a reference to it this morning, then quickly realized I’d never had to say the title out loud before, and it came out sounding like this:
A little help?
3 tags