Last night we scooted over to Bedhead Betty to shake the week out on the dance floor. They have one cute drummer girl throwing beats to an eclectic mix of covers ranging from county to Police to 60s classics. They pulled out a good mix of thirty something-plus-plus-plus-something listeners and dancers, too, which makes for…
Read moreTip-toe through Ethical Relativism with Me
Driving with my 14-y-old, I see a luscious stand of multi-colored tulips surrounding a mailbox garden: “Oh, look at those tulips! Gorgeous. Oh, I want those! Tonight, will you come up here in the middle of the night and snip them for me?” “Yeah, mom, I’ll just drive up…” “No, they’ll hear you. Walk.” “Wearing…
Read moreInner monologue upon finding an unfamiliar pink pill on the bathroom floor
Oh my god. What is this? OH MY GOD?!?!? Who is taking pills? I will not survive these high school years, I won’t. What is it, speed, painkiller, what? I’ve never taken anything that looks like that. What am I going to do? I need to sell this house and homeschool these kids in Idaho…
Read moreI saw her standing there by the Splenda and cream
Today I was sitting at a cafe killing an odd hour between appointments with a little chai, a little sunshine and a little pen and paper. A couple in their late 40s sat near me. They looked okay, a little country, both on the sandy/red-haired side, both in khakis–him in cowboy boots and her in…
Read moreDiamonds are a Girl’s Best Advertising
I love a dirty romp with a talented girl just as much as anyone, but really, paying for it while you are in office? I think you should resign, and take Hillary with you for two major reasons. You have no business running a state when you are so careless with your own thousands of…
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