Speaking of summer camp, the family and I are going camping this weekend. For me, it’ll be the first time since I was a kid, not counting that “camping trip” (where the “” denotes “make-out” trip) to San Filipe with an SDSU frat when I was 18. One whole week sleeping on the sandy beaches…Continue Reading
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PROMPTuesday #111: Summertime
This week’s PROMPT is inspired by my friend Jennifer, who writes a Flashback post every Friday on her most excellent blog. Recently she wrote about her summer camp memories and I thought that’d make a great PROMPTuesday topic. I, for one, attended sleepaway camp just two summers at the awesome and amazing George Williams…Continue Reading
Chemical Peel Deal
Longtime readers will remember when I had a chemical peel before my 40th birthday. (I’ve posted links to the pictures TOO many times. No need to traumatize anyone further.) Anyway, if I do say so, after the procedure, my skin looked fabulous and exfoliated and fresh as a nine-year-old’s butt. (I don’t think my skin…Continue Reading
Ten Things
I have a list. It is written in ink in my scrawlish handwriting and has a dead duck on it. Wait. Here: This is a schedule of sorts. Things I want to write about. A few things from the list: Welsh rarebit story. My love of the underdog. Circus @ Wisc Dells…Burned. Shamrock…Continue Reading
This’ll Be Quick…
So first day of summer vacation yesterday and… …Is it August 25 yet? Not that I don’t love hanging with my kids, because I do, but when you work from home? And try to fit in some of that work in between scooter time and dressing Polly Pocket for the 145th time? You…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #110: DLS
For this week’s creative writing prompt all I ask is that you tell me everything you wouldn’t tell your closest friend. Also, in telling me, you will be telling ones, no dozens, of others! Sounds tempting, no? And if posting your dirty little secret weren’t enough, I must request that you do it…Continue Reading
The Lesson Isn’t Always What You Expect
A few weeks ago, I received an email regarding my blog — and me — and this post — that made me simultaneously: squirm wince blush and cry. It wasn’t “hate mail,” no, it was more like “concerned mail.” Concerned for my soul kinda, and for my life outlook, and in a nutshell? The…Continue Reading
Swappin’
I plan to submit something for PROMPTuesday soon, because I can’t stand letting a spooky “what’s in the basement” story go unexplored, but first: let’s talk more superficial things. Like clothes and shoes and miscellaneous knicks and knacks. So maybe you know about my passion for thrifting? I took it a step further…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #109: What’s in the Basement?
You’re right. This story needs a good fictional ending. So please read it again and then tell me: What’s in the basement? Write the ending. Please post your submission in the comments OR post in your blog and leave a link to your blog in the comments. First time to PROMPTuesday?…Continue Reading
Rewind
I went to college in a smallish midwestern city with a gorgeous lakefront, gritty urban streets, and crazy lunatics roaming the alleys (campus was two blocks from the Rescue Mission, a psychiatric hospital, and the Pabst Mansion open to the drunk public). Most of my classes were held next to the Y on the city’s…Continue Reading
Eyes Wide Open (UPDATED!)
STACY won the Sony Digital Camera! Toots at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. Create little girl. Create and explore and discover and trot into this wonderful world wanting to know more. Earlier this year Toots went on a field trip to get to know our community. This meant visits to…Continue Reading
Here We Go Again
Remember this? Well it all worked out, thank the heavens. Seems Blue Shield read my blog and got me in touch with a smart person. But now? A medical bill has been put up for collection due to an admin snafu and when I called the collection agency to dispute it, I had…Continue Reading
