I swear to you - I tried so hard to not write this post. Every time a new story about Jared broke I told myself, "Nope - don't do it. Don't throw shade. Just mind your own business and write about poop and wine and muffin tops like you do every other day." Sitting down to my laptop this evening I fully intended to work on an essay that I'm submitting for a contest next ...
Maybe You Won’t Have To Massage Your Own Back For Once
If you're like me, the word 'housewife' immediately conjures images of glamour and elegance. I mean, just last month I clogged up the shower with my bi-annual leg shave. For Christmas my husband gave me one of those pumice stones because my feet look like two cloven hooves stuffed into sandals come summer. I had to stop scraping after an hour and a half because we ran out of ...
… And To All A Good Night
Dan and I have been friends for almost fifteen years; ten of which when we worked together at an ad agency. Obviously everything we created was nothing short of spectacular, however, occasionally a project would reek such creative brilliance that it deserved the highest possible compliment, "Wow. You really brought the whole ass on that one." We have since parted ...
What I learned about myself and others from a blog post that went viral
A few months ago I hit the blogging jackpot when I wrote a post that went viral. If you are like every other person in the world who I've discussed this with, your eyes went a little glassy just now. The conversation usually goes something like, "Hey! How's it going with the old blog?" "Great! I had a post go viral a while back!" Then... the curtains come down. At ...
Fireworks and Beer (And An Awesome Budweiser Give-A-Way)
This bit of tasty summer refreshment brought to you by the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten I've always been a little skittish around fireworks, probably because when I was a kid my cousins lit bottle rockets and shot them at my face. My only defense was to hide in the bushes, however, they quickly caught on and tried to flush me out by shooting roman candles directly into the ...