Management regrets to inform you that San Diego Momma has dissolved into a puddle of gelatinous body tissue, unresolved neuroses, and iced Soy Lattes. We’re working on putting her back together bigger, stronger, and faster than before. Well, maybe not bigger. But definitely without a vagina.
Archives for June 2008
Note to Playtex’s R&D Dept.: More Grip, Less Glide
Lots of frolicking on the beach today! People everywhere! Toddlers running, kids romping, teens lounging. Wow! Just throngs of humanity. And you, there in the thick of it all, real close to the beach, up front where everyone can see you, just gallivanting, gallivanting. Splashing to and fro, chasing your kids, jumping up and down.…Continue Reading
Next Book Up
I’m thinking of giving this a whirl — The Secret of Lost Things — by Sheridan* Hay. Has anyone read it? Is it like every other book telling of lost manuscripts and obsessed book sellers? *Footnote: Sheridan is the fake name I give to Starbucks baristas and put on those required name badges you…Continue Reading
Kung Fu Panda Giveaway: Time’s Up! Contest Ended at 10PM PST.
ROBIN FARNSWORTH WON (13th comment): Please e-mail me to claim prize! Congrats! Contest time is up! I’ll announce winner by Saturday evening! I have one Kung Fu Panda computer game (for PC), three activity CDs (includes a dance video, photo/print projects, frames and cards, stickers, etc.) and a Kung Fu Panda soundtrack…Continue Reading
June’s Book Club Book
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai. Beautiful writing (sometimes bordering on contrived, but only sometimes), interesting characters, absorbing “larger” theme of cultural clashes. Recommended…BUT please note there is not much plot resolution. So if this bothers you, you might want to skip it.
PROMPTuesday #9: Poetic Inspiration
Today’s PROMPTuesday keeps it simple. Read this poem (one of my favorites): Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock by Wallace Stevens The houses are haunted By white night-gowns. None are green, Or purple with green rings, Or green with yellow rings, Or yellow with blue rings. None of them are strange, With socks of…Continue Reading
Father’s Day: A Succession of Moments
But first, some photo notes: –I’m growing a bodybuilder neck. And I don’t lift weights. Or work out (much). Thoughts? –I don’t intentionally dress my children as hobos. It just turns out that way. –Costco does not sell enough Kirkland wipes for Toots. –We do not beat our children (although we sometimes submerge them…Continue Reading
Flotsam
There’s so much to do on my agenda (more shopping links, a 6 degrees of bloggeration post, and following through on my commitments ), but ding dang, I’m tapped. I even went to the Dinner Studio Wednesday night to save me time, precious moments I could use to exercise and figure out why my…Continue Reading
Grandma Hazel’s Dentures: A Cautionary Tale
My Grandma Hazel — God love her — used to do this thing with her mouth, where she’d smack her dentures after every sentence. It sounded like a wet cross between a gum chew and an orange suck and it grossed me out no end. And that’s really saying something, because as a kid I…Continue Reading
Finally: My Butt’s Largesse EXPLAINED
Do you remember how, last week, I promised to list my favorite websites for stuff this Wednesday? And do you recall how I blew off listing my favorite soft rock hits from the ’70s? Even though I knew that post would be big, BIG!, babies. I’m telling you. And maybe you thought that I’d forget…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #8: You Know What They Say About a Picture
This PROMPTuesday is about what lies beneath. So this week, I’d like you to look at this picture: …and very quickly write down the first three words that come to mind. Now, start writing, using those words anywhere in your story. (Be sure to name the three words in your post or comments…Continue Reading
Would You Mind?….
I know I skipped right over the 70s soft rock hits, but I figured you’d probably forgive me, or more specifically, thank me profusely, for not posting it yesterday. Instead, I’m skipping right to my Monday agenda, which was to post two story intros from the manuscript I’ve been working on…. I’d hoped you…Continue Reading
