Archive for August 2018
Taco Bell vs. Ben & Jerries vanilla ice cream: It’s not even close
My friend was recently teasing her husband for his love of Taco Bell. The gist of the teasing was this: Taco Bell’s food is bad for you. You shouldn’t eat it. I’m not a fan of the elevation and denigration of certain foods, for many reasons, but here’s one reasons that annoys me most of…
Read MoreThis is not my doing
Me: “What book do you want to read tonight?” Clara (age 9): “I have a rather lengthy book on Edgar Degas. I think it’s very interesting. What do you say?” I’m raising a child who I would’ve bullied as a kid.
Read MoreHelp! Some kind of voodoo priest is trying to change my life!
I met a woman in Michigan who told me that she performed improv with Second City in Chicago a few years ago. “Why dd you stop?” I asked. She explained that she moved north to Michigan for work, and there is no real improv scene in her area. She still loved performing improv when she…
Read MoreMy daughter has a full time job (in her estimation, at least)
Clara was helping Elysha get dinner on the table. Putting out plates and silverware. Pouring milk for her brother. Then she sighed and said: “I’ve only been helping you for two or three minutes, and it already feels like a full time job that I’m not getting paid for.” I was both appalled by the…
Read MoreThere is nothing wrong with Bigfoot erotica
Virginia Democrat Leslie Cockburn is accusing her Republican opponent, Denver Riggleman, of being a “devotee of Bigfoot erotica” based on screenshots he appeared to have posted of a Bigfoot with a large penis. Yes, Bigfoot erotica is a thing. If you’d like to do a deep dive on the subject, Katie Heaney wrote a piece in…
Read MoreResolution update: July 2018
PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. Still alive. Feel fantastic. 2. Lose 20 pounds. Stuck at 12 pounds lost. 3. Eat at least three servings of fruits and/or vegetables per day. I had three servings of fruits and/or vegetables on 22 of 31 days in July. Worst month so far. 4. Do at least 100 push-ups,…
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