WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010 Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of Girl Scout leaders everywhere, like Girl Scout Cookie time. And nothing warms the cockles of my sugar-clogged arteries either. My addiction started when I was 6 and opened that first box of Thin Mints. It was all over in seconds as I huffed that…
Month: February 2020
Stuff You Wish You’d Forgotten Already…
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2009 The winner of my favorite blog is Wendi Aarons of wendi-aarons.blogspot.com. This is the woman who wrote the famous letter to Proctor & Gamble, thanking them for giving Always maxi pads wings. This woman is too funny. Check her out! And now, back to our original blog… I was going through…
Not Tonight Dear…I Have Malaria…
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008 In an effort to teach my kids that life exists beyond their technology-ridden, middle-class, Midwest lifestyle, we’ve been watching the Travel Channel’s program: Tribal Life – Meet the Namale. The Namale tribe lives on the island of Vanuatu in the South Pacific. The men wear only a penis sheath made of…
Furnace of the Damned
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007 My furnace is out. Of course, this never happens except when my husband is out of town. I knew enough to tell that the pilot light wasn’t lit. So, I did what any intelligent woman would do – I called the professionals. Basically, the conversations I had with about 5 or…