I fish. As a fisherwoman, I require a tackle box. Now, I could have gone to Cabelas and spent a ridiculous amount of money on a new one, but no, I had my mom mail me my pink Caboodle from high school. It's huge. It fits all of my lures, my knife, my line, etc. plus it has a mirror. Even my husband is jealous because…

Thankfully (?) she is unable to have children due to her promiscuous teens/twenties. She's in a period of relative calm right now and is even thinking of taking some graduate level classes. We'll see.

That's true about BPD. I guess the only experience I have had with it is my sister-in-law. She's been in more than her fair share of DUI accidents/incidents, which, in her case, often involves dealing with the police.

Your hometown sounds a lot like my hometown in Iowa. My town doesn't even have a full time officer any more. We have a rent-a-cop from the county seat that patrols twice a week.

This is so out of my realm of knowledge, but do police officers take any sort of psychology classes during training? One would think that it might be beneficial to have a little bit of knowledge about what schizophrenia (or borderline personality disorder or DID or etc.) looks likes in an individual.

Are you in Portland? We've had several cases of police vs. someone with mental health issues that have not ended well for the person on the other end of the gun. Apparently the PPB is being investigated by the DOJ (see this article from KATU).

I'm originally from his part of the state, and his name elicits eye rolls there as well. My grandmother was the staunchest of Republicans, and even she could not stand the man. I moved out of the state in 2001, so I can't really explain why he keeps getting elected. Hopefully Christie Vilsack runs again in the next…

As a former caterer, I have worked some 400-500 people wedding receptions. Let me tell you, they are ridiculous. The poor bride and groom have such a hard time greeting everyone/meeting far flung family members that they haven't seen since they were two that they don't even look like they are enjoying themselves at…

That's why Mr. Rob and I got married in Montana. We're in Oregon, my family is in Iowa, and his is in Minnesota. Montana is equidistant for all involved. That being said, by making it a destination wedding we kept our number low for the actual ceremony and reception - like 30 people low. The following two weekends…

Woot! Tonight I got to celebrate finishing master's degree one of two! I only have three more classes until I'm done with the other...then it's time to find a real job!

Anyhoo, to stop tooting my own horn. Does anyone have any exciting plans for the summer? After summer school, I'm driving Hwy 2 across Montana and…

I, too, rewatched it recently. Yes, the acting is over the top - particularly the James/Evelyn storyline. But what I was more struck by was how creepy the episode is where Leland dispatches cousin Maddy. I cannot believe they aired that on television. I'm don't think I saw that episode when it aired, but I probably…

I had a dream last night night wherein I was making popcorn, but there was some liquid (water?) and cheese involved. I'm talking like I added the cheese and liquid before the kernels popped and then couldn't understand why it was taking so long. It did eventually pop and was delicious. The dream may have been the…

Holy crap y'all! I'm two weeks away from having masters degree 1 of 2. If I never have to write a 140+ page paper again, it'll be too soon. I just finished a yummy bbq dinner complete with fingerling potatoes with juniper and vodka. Tell me your grad school stories and/or what you had for dinner tonight!

I'm a lapsed Iowan living in Oregon. There was a tornado in my neck of the woods when I was a kid that took out several houses in the country. One elderly lady lost her garage and kitchen, but everything in her bedroom was apparently untouched as though her house hadn't been hit.

I am so glad that I set my coffee down before reading that. You just made my morning. At least he's not grabbing his crotch in this photo - I always assume that he's checking to see if his testicles have descended.

I started wearing a Speedo two-piece around age 13, and kept wearing them through high school. They were, and still are, super comfortable. They don't shift around when you dive. They cover my butt. The tan lines aren't that hot, but hey. I don't think I got my first "real" bikini until I was in college.

You know, Montana is an interesting state. Mr. MRob and I got married in Red Lodge in 2004. We were both surprised to learn that I needed to get a blood test before we could get our marriage license. While I was happy to know that my MMR vaccine was still working, I thought and still think it's interesting that this…

I'm going to add a fuck that to 8th grade boys who give titty twisters and call each other faggots in class. I hate having to lay down the law, but that shit does not fly in my classroom.

I'm having my spring/summer addiction - Kona Brewing Co's Koko Brown. It has just the right mix of coconut and a traditional brown ale to make it ridiculously good.

I feel like this is something only Cher could pull off without anyone questioning its merits.