Is It Soup Yet? Nope.
Yesterday I had this exchange in an on-line forum. Rachel: Dinner...Hopefully soup. Me: Really, this early in the fall? Rachel: What is with people and assigning food to... Worth the Work
One of the advantages of downsizing the house after the kids moved out was upsizing the garden. I had always wanted a big English-style border garden and now I have one. Five years ago this... In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
I am sitting here alone in the house, as I usually am this time of day. But I feel lonelier today because Jillian is out of town until tomorrow night. Let me explain the origin of the terrible... Yet Another Ode to Jillian.
Jillian loved to tell this story; that is, until everybody had heard it and told her to stop. It was four days after our wedding and the second day of classes. Jillian had graduated college... Nature's Own July Fourth Fireworks
It's the 4th of July. There are thunderstorms about. That combo always evokes this memory for me. Backstory: Jillian's and Debbie's future fathers met in Perth, AU when they were both... Must Have Been Before He Learned How to Write Songs
Rory says that to Richard after he tells her that Cole Porter wrote the Yale Fight Song. Actually, he had been writing songs since he was 11 but he had only had one published before he wrote... New Level of Creepiness? Not!
This week on the Gilmore Girls forum we are discussing episode 7.5 (because it reruns this week) and episode 1.6, Rory's Birthay Parties (because we have started over at the beginning and this... Old Man Blog Quiz Responses
Our girl in Istanbul, Burcu, posted this quiz today on her blog and I thought it would be amusing to compare and contrast her high school girl's answers (at saxa246) with mine. 1. Are your... He'd Have a Cup of Tea With Me
If you went into a nice restaurant on Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland and ordered "tea" or "afternoon tea" this is what you'd get: A pot of tea, a tray or pastry stand of little... Why Am I Here?
About a week ago, swim asked me, very politely these were not her words, what an old curmudgeon like me was doing hanging around the GG Forum with a roving gang of teenaged girls. I told her I... CareBear Is Moving. Boo-Hoo.
I am in charge of CareBear this morning while her parents pack up to move. I took her for a walk in her stroller. She was wearing her famous blue shades and it scared a dog. Then she fell asleep... The Mayan Calendar -- Who Knew? Well, jenny-ferr Does!
I get very few eschatological questions sent to my TV.com PM inbox and I don't think any of them have come from a high school rising-sophomore before. But a couple of days ago jenny-fer... For the Shear Thrill of It
Well, we said good-bye to the Magic Kingdom yesterday. Never actually went to any of the attractions. It's no fun alone. I walked around the place a lot, though. On foot you can... Something Icky This Way Comes
But first, follow-up. Last night on the FUN thread I thought Ari and Sawyer had fallen in love with each other, but having re-read the posts, I think they each fell in love with themselves.... The Happy Kingdom
First, brief follow-up. Thanks to those of you who comisserated with me about my pinched nerve. And thaks to all of you who didn't but refrained from saying so. I am doing a good bit... The Road to Miltown
I toss toddlers as a pastime and I garden. I thought it was just my shoulder acting up like it did last year about this time. I eventually had to have an injection to settle it down but we were... The Sarcastic Girls' Summer Guide to Good Books by Similarly Inclined Women
"Sarcasm" is perceived by a lot of people to be mean and/or rude. But, the use of sharp irony has a long literary history going back to ancient Greece. I think sustained used of sarcasm... Arrggg: Writing Frustration
Unto the Breach was the best episode of season 7 so far.  It had the good ol' time rapid dialog, a boat load of current and historic culture references.  There were references to past... The Five Stages of Grief
  I think we're past denial and anger and into bargaining. The threads have been dead today. Except the games. Especially the role playing games. I don't go there (I'm not good at...