Being the attention-loving, extroverted, fame-whore that I am, the center of attention is often where I like to be, so it only stands to reason that some of my stupider ideas have spawned from a need to shock and awe whomever I happen to be with. Perhaps you know this about me already, and so […]
Category Archives: Throwback Thursday
Peeps and Mountain Dew
Well, it is officially Lent. In the past, I have tried to give up something for Lent, although this year all of my plans have been thwarted. I had originally thought that I would give up staying up past midnight, but then I had to pick my mother up at the airport at midnight last […]
Who is it For? – A Story of Either a Church Sign, or a Time Capsule
This seems a little silly to even me, but one of the things I missed most when we left Baltimore was the sign outside of the church around the corner from our house. I never set foot inside that building, but I saw the sign every day as I drove back and forth to wherever […]
You Never Quite Get Over Your First Love (Even When it Ends Badly)
Perhaps it is my father’s fault, for loving so fiercely that I couldn’t help but be caught up in it all. Or maybe it’s just me, and I would have loved the same, with or without him. But my first love, and my eternal true love, was a bright red 1991 Mazda 323. It was […]
I Dated Four Girls at Once
In honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow, I thought I would share with my dear readers a delightful tale of me at my stupidest. In some ways I can blame sitcoms for making me think that this would be a good idea, but actually, if sitcoms have taught me anything, it is that your ridiculous antics […]
Joey
Joey was not a good dog. Not by sitcom dog-standards anyway. He did not playfully lick children’s faces and fetch the newspaper. He did not know any tricks, and he was not a bouncy, happy little guy. No, Joey had suffered through abuse and somehow found his way into Nini’s house, where he got stressed […]
Anna, Elsa, Ariel, and Me
The Frozen soundtrack is currently running on an infinitely repeating loop at my house. And also in my car. And in those rare moments when, for some reason or another, we cannot hear the soundtrack (such as travelling between the house and the car), my daughter can be heard singing it boisterously at the top of […]
And the Nominees Are…
Ha ha! The plan is working! For Christmas this year my wife gave me movie passes so that we could prepare for Oscar season, and it has totally paid off! Whereas in the distant past (B.C. – Before Children), we made it a goal to see every Oscar nominee (in every category), these days (A.D. […]
The Year We Stole Our Christmas Tree
To be fair, we didn’t mean to steal our Christmas tree. It wasn’t like we went out with the intention of celebrating the joyous season of giving and love by committing acts of theft and villainy, but if you have ever tried to do anything with my mother, you know that things generally do not […]
My Mother, the Zoo Animal
You see, we really needed to find a bathroom. My eldest child was, at the time, my brand new first and only child, and we were at the National Zoo with my mother, who had not yet been christened “Toy Grammy,” and so was still just “Grammy.” I don’t know how we got off of […]