A year or so ago, Son #2 got caught illegally downloading a movie onto his computer in the wee hours of the night – some silly sci-fi thing that he probably could have purchased legally for a song. The thrill of Tech Piracy seduced him. The internet account is...
Household Havoc
Turtles, Tits, Boredom, Butter, and Other Reasons for Divorce
I am ridiculously pleased to report that the word “tit” originally meant “a small animal or object.” This is a vindicating validating victory for A-cup women everywhere! No, I was not cruising tits (of any size) on the internet. If you check up on me and such searches show...
Beef Stew & Bitching
“I will grudgingly do this, Mom,” wrote Younger Son. How can you be irritated at a kid who uses a great word like “grudgingly” and even spells it correctly? This was in response to a gentle reminder I’d posted about doing math homework or something equally as attractive. My...
Garters and Grubbiness
So the basement of my small ranch house is primarily Kid Territory (are offspring aged 19 and 22 still considered kids? Yes, by Jesus – but I won’t venture down that rat hole right now). I venture downstairs to do laundry. The Guest Suite is located there, too (read,...
Wood Ain’t Always Good
Given recurring skepticism as to the veracity of my stories, I thought I’d accompany this one with an action photo: The pile of wood on this trailer was twice as tall when it arrived at the house across the street one Thursday morning last fall. The Very Nice Owners...