Reminds me of those photos people use to post of their dogs in stockings. Disturbing.

The damage done by this judge. The things she said to the children. . . horrible. She sent them to jail? She threatened that they would never see their mother again? And yet they still refused to see their father? He might not have been charged with a crime, doesn’t mean he’s not horrible.

If you have children who will take this level of bullying, AND rather go to a group home than with this person . . . THAT IS HUGE EVIDENCE that the father cannot be trusted with the kids. Typically, kids want their families to be decent and will put up with all manner of shit. If a child comes to the point they would…

What the hell is the deal with red velvet cake? REAL red velvet cake is red because of inferior cocoa and a chemical reaction. The crap everyone raves about is weak chocolate cake with an ass-ton of food coloring . . . WHY????? Just give me a decent chocolate cake and leave out the radioactive ingredients. And, if you…

My husband knows I love him because I let him eat cookies just cool enough to handle. It is the best possible way to eat cookies.

Gary’s story . . . . this is why I could never be a professional cook. The first time someone wanted to drown something I’d made in ranch dressing, I’d be looking at a life sentence.

I have a friend who, when she got married decided to save as much for a house down payment as possible, borrowed a dress from her SIL. SIL had been a pageant girl and had a collection of beaded, formal dresses . . . two in white. The white ones were both beaded but had some slight differences. My friend the more…

I believe, in the 80s there was still a lower minimum wage you could pay kids in order to encourage businesses to hire teens for work experience.

In NOLA, ask if they are local and if they are, ask about their experience with Katrina. They still want to talk about it. We have also tipped extra to make up for jerks who didn’t tip. It’s fun when a bartender asks “do you remember me?” And, yeah, we do. In comparison, in our weird little town, it seems that dudes…

We are regular visitors to many fine establishments in NOLA (visit multiple times a year.) We always chat up our bartenders/servers. We genuinely like to hear their stories and have gotten to be “friends” with quite a few over the years. And, of course, on top of being good customers, we tip well. And, we get apps…

When I was in high school, some local, road-side hotel decided to convert their restaurant to a Chinese buffet. They called the high school to see if there were any “Chinese girls who would like a job.” Damn it. I was the only Chinese girl in the school, and actually, yeah, I wanted another job because college was…

I frequently am in a bathing suit, or tank top and skirt in my back yard. (We have a dog who gets daily play time in the yard, I sunbathe, and I have a garden.) We have a family next door who appear to be fairly traditional Muslims. (The women and girls are covered. If they have a family cook-out, they have a blanket…

OOOH! reminds me . . . several years ago a group of regular customers bought the local Chinese/Japanese restaurant in my hometown when the owners decided to retire. Thing was, they were mexican dudes . . . and that’s how the taquitos became the best thing on the Chinese/Japanese buffet.

Yep . . . my local thai place has “Chinese” offerings and the local sushi place does too. sigh.

One must read BCO twice. Right at 11am when it first hits the interwebs, then a couple hours later when folks have had opportunity to comment.

I had a co worker who was allergic to tomatoes. She would have hives, swell up, and need a trip to the ER for an epi-shot. She once used this allergy to get out of a work obligation she didn’t want to do . . . she ate pizza 2 hours before the event (she was suppose to speak to an audience, which, apparently, terrified…

Oh! and another one! Our community has a chili cook-off as a community fundraiser/event. Several years ago, the local hospital had two types: a traditional red and a “healthy” chicken chili. I had the “healthy” chili and found peanuts in it. I asked a friend who worked the booth if they were trying to “drum up…

Several years ago, we were having dinner with a friend at the only fancy place in town. The family that owned the restaurant were retiring soon, and closing the place. We wanted one last meal before they were gone. Our friend is very allergic to shellfish. Shellfish is a pretty common allergy and easy to avoid. The…

never mind.

I’m wondering, if she was 19 when they started the relationship or ended it?