Posted about this years ago but worth saying again: TurboTax fucked me over hard from day one and I don’t trust them to do anything beyond the most basic, simple tax return (and even that is iffy). The first time I used them I needed to report monthly alimony (which I did, in the correct amount) along with all my…

Reading Ellroy’s “Black Dahlia” right now. It’s my first foray into an Ellroy book as opposed to consuming movies based on his work. It’s okay, but he’s def a mans-man writer. Its taken me a week to get about halfway through it, while I tore through “Woman in the Window” in two days.

They keep thinking they can play things out in the court of public opinion, which is filled with idiots, droolers, and the easily fooled. You know, the people impressed with posturing bullyboy assholes. Then they realize they need a lawyer, have a couple of meetings, get a glimpse of what’s going to come out in court,…

For any writer not familiar with, or has forgotten/dismissed it, please go get a copy of Strunk and White’s “Elements of Style.” Originally published in 1959, it is a timeless and elegant guide to excellent writing. Chapter V “An Approach to Style,” rule #14: avoid fancy words. Below, an excerpt on writing in general.

Just finished a giant clean-out/reorganizing of our book shelves, it was on my to-do list before I saw this article (and I’ve heard of but don’t watch her show). We have nine bookshelves total in the house, and I’m not considering cutting down to only thirty, mainly because I don’t just read books, I re-read them.…

I went off most meats on my pizza years ago, mostly due to crap chain pizza places. I got one too many pizzas where the pepperoni tasted like old pennies or the sausage tasted nastily off. I will do bacon or Canadian bacon, that’s about it.

Poor Rocket.

Not his? They are now.

My god, the circular, endless, never-resolved arguments I got into with my liberal brethren this weekend on this issue. But yes, here I am trying again.

Those gold stripes show what dan (degree) black belt he is; four indicate he is indeed at a rank that legit qualifies him for the title Master. The fact that he kicked that guy’s ass and saved the lady in front of his students, their parents, God, and everyone qualifies him for the title of “Super bad ass sign up at…

In which case someone should have noticed and made note of the fact that she’d stopped menstruating and then checked to see why. Someone was taking care of that biz monthly, along with her other regular needs, and when she stopped, it was an obvious flag that their was some kind of health issue causing it.

Michelle Obama was 100% spot on when she said that she’d sat at the table with the most powerful people in the world, and most of them just aren’t that smart. Politicians, CEOs, leaders of think tanks, etc. Sure, every once in a while someone with that magical combo of brains, good instincts, sound morals and ethics,…

First thing hubster said when I started reading him the article was “There’s nothing good in Oregon.” And he’s right.

Congratulations on purchasing without a blink or a doubt the purposeful, establishment Dem-driven media slam of Bernie and his platform. From the linked article: “What got less media attention was that on August 10, two days after the Seattle protest, Bernie Sanders released a comprehensive “Racial Justice Plan.” It…

We’re doing Individual Beef Wellingtons that I had to drive all over metro Atlanta to find the puff pastry for since every store near me was cleaned out (my fault, it is a staple for like, most holiday treats, hors d’oeuvres, etc. and I should’ve gotten it a week ago). Anyway, it is my first time trying it but it’s…

Had a conversation with a client last night about people like this guy; she is a speech pathologist for kids on the spectrum/sensory issue disorders. There are way too many “experts” out there who have no fucking clue what they are talking about, ignore what trained, experienced doctors, counselors, and other…

I bet my husband five bucks this is how it all ends.

Christie just prefers his crime organized.

“if you keep quiet and keep your head down and just work hard, people will notice you and reward that”

Could *somebody* please cover this? I’ve been waiting over two years for this absolute bullshit narrative to be blown out of the water by a major media source.