A couple of weeks ago I came here to talk about my cat who was dying of cancer. He died in my arms this morning at the vet. My heart is broken. Here is his picture, I hope. I’ve never tried to upload a picture. Anyway, his name was Fresca, he was almost 16, and I loved him so much.

My mom is a transplanted Midwestern lady living in a small island town in south Texas. There are a lot of great stories I could tell about her (she was briefly Mormon because the only church within walking distance of her family’s farm was a Mormon temple and then she got a scholarship to BYU and, as she likes to tell…

When I was 8 I insisted on inviting the boy from my class (who had behavioural problems, due to a poor family life) to my birthday party. Other parents took my mum aside to ask her ‘if she was sure’. My mum was worried and checked with my, and apparently I replied that I knew he didn’t get invited to parties a lot,…

Eat more pies and level up to the next size.

Hey, everyone: I was going to write a long, involved post about my California-dwelling sister and her obnoxiousness, but I’m too tired, so I’ll just let you know that I took my change jar to the Coinstar, got $60 (!), and then went directly to the record store and bought used vinyl. What a great Saturday!

It’s been decided! I’m going to a place 3 stops from my apartment, so it’s not much of a commitment. I will drink ONE drink (I’m a lightweight). I will dance like nobody’s watching, because nobody will be because I don’t have anyone I know to call me out, lol.

Yay for adopting adult kitties! Kittens are bonkers adorable but they are also bonkers behavioral. There’s nothing like an adult kitty who has already been through some shit.

Got a new cat! Not the one from last week, some how that person has figured out a way to keep the kitten. We went out and adopted an adult who is a major love bug! You can pick him up anytime and he loves to be pet. He does have majorly stinky farts but we hope with better food that will go away. Doing territory…

Forget Mount Rushmore, South Dakota is home to both the Corn Palace AND Wall Drug

“All the world seems in tune

The best to me was when Tatiana was playing Alison playing Sarah—and you could tell it was Alison playing Sarah! Amazing acting! I'm really looking forward to the new season. If only they could have cast Enver Gjokaj as the male clones.

When I was in high school I always said it was because my friends were smokers. Even if my mom knew I hadn't been with them that day at all.

My husband's excuse for not putting away the dishes out of the dishwasher: "I don't know where they go."

He's now the King of Ukraine.

"A reuben on wheat which he ate with no complaints."

CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAAAAAAAAAAAIN, FORD EV'RY STREAM, FOLLOW EV'RY RAINBOOOOOOOW, TILLLLLLL YOUUUUUUUUU FIND YOUR DREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM

Cherry tomatoes are great - the yellow ones or the Ruby Pearls. You get a lot of tiny cute fruits that taste so much better than in the stores.

Btw, while there are loads of expensive natural products to keep the bugs off, plain old soapy water will usually do it. Just fill a spray bottle with it and have at it.

Mr. Nerdy and Baby Birdy - I swear this looks like it could be a picture of me and my Dad from 1984. It's alarming.

I usually think about rape as sexually motivated, in terms of the attacker's belief that he has a right to another's body. But this story shows very clearly that rape is a conscious tool of violence. There was nothing sexual here other than the organs. In choosing to rape this women rather than beat her (or…