bookishgardener
Bookish
bookishgardener

The oldest kid and only son is left to figure out what manhood means in a world where he’s now completely surrounded by females.

We like round rocks and we cannot lie.

Well she’s not in a state to mind, but she was a jolly lady who would be pleased to know her granddaughter was spreading her wisdom, I think, so carry on!

Outlawing abortion does not make it go away.

“You don’t know until you test it, but I think, I really believe I would have run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon”

“Scotch as a category is seen as particularly intimidating by women.”

Why would I keep walking if I already have booze? This slogan makes no sense.

I may have mentioned on here before that I did a brief spell as a PC in the UK and we were always trained that in a domestic abuse situation, it is more often than not the victim who becomes violent toward police. Usually because they make the call and then panic at what the consequences will be for them if their

That one dude was in it..and that other girl.

I’ve never read Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex.

I found a clearance rack while my wife was shopping at the pet store. So this happened.

In ‘Grief is weird, it’s been a month’:

cat litter kicked outside the box...withered lettuce you haven’t thrown out of the fridge...that piece of Scotch tape that got all twisted on itself and stuck to your fingers....

drain algae.... leftover cat food.... a torn notice from your landlord hastily taped to the door.....

Soap scum...dandruff flakes...that grody hole for overflow in your bathroom sink that’s all weird and scaly...

dessicated crumbs under the sofa....hairballs....plastic containers.....

Oh, I can think of better, smarter people. And dogs. And plants. And bacteria.

This is *Code 45-deep-subconscious-truth worthy.

autocorrect also does not recognize “ploughshares.” As in “turn swords into them”.

When I heard this story my immediate reaction was ‘that poor guy’. Whatever was going thru his head at that moment, he’s always going to be branded with this.