…but our family traditions are changing. It’s not an easy thing because, as you know, without Tradition, life is precarious as a fiddler on the roof. Right? Right. So, here’s my short spiel. We’ve always used a clothes dryer. It’s a tradition. The Girl’s mama used one, and her mama’s mama before her. But, now, we now [...]
Posts Tagged ‘minutia’
Not that I’m kvetshing, mind you
Posted in media, parenting, tagged inspirational, minutia, world of children on July 13, 2011 | 15 Comments »
It’s official: Whiners are annoying
Posted in parenting, politics, religion, religious leaders, tagged memes, minutia, parenting, religious word play on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From the “if only they asked me, I coulda told them” file: A new study says whining is the worst sound in the world.
Weather Excitement R Us
Posted in end times, environment, fundamentalism, science, tagged environment, fundamentalism, huh?, memes, minutia, religious word play, science, Weather on April 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’re so easily excited about changes in the weather in Southern California. Even simple rain causes most of us to stop what we’re doing to walk to the window, look out with wide eyes and say, “wow.” So, imagine our excitement lately. About a week ago, we were enjoying beach weather (in the 90′s °F); last night we were treated to a mini-hailstorm accompanied by thunder [...]
Blogging versatility
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging, minutia on October 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Thanks to Sardine Mama for giving me the ever-so-lovely Versatile Blogger Award. :D Of course, awards are conditional; I’m supposed to come up with seven bits of info about myself that I haven’t shared before. 1. [uhhh...] While I scrounge for ideas, I’d like to thank SardineMama for the award and kind words. :) Go read her seven [...]
ahem
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging, huh?, humor, minutia on August 29, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Okay, who’s searching my blog for pictures of ”sexy female mermaids without bras”?
A note to my fellow OC travellers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged huh?, humor, life in the suburbs, minutia, politics on July 1, 2010 | 6 Comments »
As I drive around town, I’ve been noticing something new. You know, it’s one thing to… it’s just that I… oh, nevermind. How ’bout I just explain what I mean using pictures? What are you supposed to be? The Orange County suburbs calvary? On your way to Target for laundry detergent and new socks for the [...]
What could it mean?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged huh?, minutia on June 14, 2010 | 8 Comments »
This afternoon, I cut my leg shaving and LOOK!!! Clear as the day is long, my cut looks just like a question mark!! You see it, too, right? Can you believe it was made from a plastic safety razor? Yeah, I’d have a hard time believing it, too – except I was there! And, I’m being [...]
Ittt won’tt ccome offff
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged minutia on June 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Husband warned me about the Gorilla Glue. It’s amazing! Just don’t get any on your hands. It won’t come off. And it really does expand, just like it says on the bottle. Thinking to myself: ”But, anything comes off with mineral spirits. He must not have tried mineral spirits. And, a little expansion would be a good [...]
Gasp! Look what the girl dragged in!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged life in the suburbs, minutia, world of children on June 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Is this better or worse than a dead rodent? It’s Neighborhood Multi-Home Mega-Garage Sale Season here in the suburbs! I don’t know which is better: looking at all the weird stuff your neighbors own or later sifting through the stuff that didn’t sell, left curbside in a box marked FREE! Not only is it a great way to acquire knick-knacks to sell at your [...]
Tweeting dating advice to Al
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged humor, minutia, sex on June 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
#Al Gore Pickup Lines is trending! Now that he’s newly single, everybody wants to help! A few of my favorites: Baby, if you want to see how big my hanging chad is, let’s go to my place. Wanna come upstairs for coffee and polish my Nobel Prize? The average temperature has climbed 10 degrees Fahrenheit [...]
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