This book has been blowing my mind over the last couple of days. Every few years I’ll find something that rocks my world, but none as done it quite like Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari. The use of word “revolutionary” is kind of my pet peeve, being applied to almost… Read More

This is quite possibly the best news headline EVER: Rescue Planned for Woman Trapped in Home by Giant Pig Oh, Fox News, you had me at “giant pig”.  The story is short, but ever so sweet.  You can read it HERE.

  Have you ever had fabric that was just a little too white?  Maybe you’d prefer an item to be ivory or off-white and it’s stark white instead? Or maybe you want something to look a little more antique than it currently does. This happened to me and I looked to… Read More

As I mentioned before, I am completely unfamiliar with California. I mean, I’ve seen it in movies and in a jillion pictures, but ultimately I was left to plan our entire trip based on Google Maps and some websites. Everyone has raved about driving up the coast of California. It’s… Read More

Yeah, I’m making all my Christmas gifts this year.  No, not for my kids! Like I can make an ipod! We’re talking extended family gifts. I’m over at Segullah today discussing why I would do this. The stuffed dog head is just the beginning . . . .

This is what I’m looking at right now. It’s a hard core, prescription laxative that’s getting my intestines sparkling clean for my colonoscopy tomorrow. Don’t let the name of the stuff fool you; it is not prepping you to watch a movie. I wish. There are movements involved; I’ll leave… Read More Finding this in our […]

Have you ever sat and looked up old places that you lived or worked on Google Maps? It’s pretty addictive.  When I was very tiny I lived in Detroit, Michigan. My dad worked at one of the big car companies for most of my life, so Detroit was always home. I have lots of memories of […]

I have always been a deep, sound sleeper. It’s pretty much one of my talents, to be able to fall asleep anytime I’m horizontal. And I don’t wake up until the next morning. Normally. Once when I was a teenager I fell fast asleep as usual. I woke up in the middle of the night, […]

Dear Newly Engaged Lovebirds, Congratulations on getting engaged! The first question everyone asks is, “when will the wedding be?”  By this point your Pinterest boards are probably bursting at the seams with wedding ideas and you’re going to have to narrow your options down. The thought of when to have… Read More

Mister finally bought a Prius after thinking about it for about five years. Now he needs a new license plate. Here in Texas we have about a jillion different plate designs and I had fun looking for one. I also found out that the name Hildie is available! I should totally get a personalized plate, […]

This is almost too incredible to be believed, but it is true:   Porn industry seeks federal bailout The best part of the article?  Larry Flynt’s quote that “People are too depressed to be sexually active. This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without […]

I have been working on redecorating my bedroom for quite some time. I think I mentioned that before. My brother came and visited and kicked the re-do into high gear. Mister and I don’t really work super well together on projects: we get very angry at the other person for not reading each other’s minds. […]

There is a lady here in Austin who is running for County Commissioner.  She is not in my precinct, darn it, because I would completely vote for her based on her name alone: Instead I will be voting for Gerald Daugherty because he looks like a leprechaun.  Is there really any better qualification? And here’s […]

I’m completely shocked that I can be the mother of a teenager! Yesterday was India’s 13th birthday. How did that happen? She’s a very young 13–no teenage snottiness or histrionics. (How young is she? She asked for, and received, dragon legos. Legos!) Let’s keep our fingers crossed that she stays pleasant and sweet! If you […]