Tips (I said tip again) for an Awesome Tuesday…at Work.
Specifically, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. T – Take advantage in any way possible everywhere you can because no one starts disciplinary actions two days before Thanksgiving, and by Monday everyone...
View ArticleMustaches, Man Health and Cash.
Hey it’s Movember - there are teams and individual mustache growers everywhere raising awareness and money for mens’ health. Hooray! Anna and I are raising awareness only. But we donated money to Big...
View ArticleDeep Thoughts on Thanksgiving.
I’m thankful my uncle pretends to blow my brother at family gatherings. And that my brother eggs him on by trying to put his tongue in his ear. And that ultimately no decent photos can be taken because...
View ArticleHere. I Did Your Christmas/Hanukkah Shopping for You.
Here are some of my favorites for this season. The links will take you right to the add-this-to-your-cart part of the site because you’re busy and I’m helpful. Happy shopping! STUFF FOR STOCKINGS...
View ArticleThank You and Good Night I Mean Morning.
The only thing worse than quitting NaBloPoMo between days #1 and #29 is forgetting to hit publish on day 30. Especially when all I had to do was say “I did it! The end.” Naturally I wrote a post...
View ArticleVanity Fare.
It started with this bedtime conversation my nine-year old daughter and I had recently. Anna: Mommy I weigh too much. I weigh like 70 or 80 pounds. My belly pokes out. It’s not flat like yours. [My...
View ArticleDirty Santa and the Hustler Bag.
I was invited to the “Dirty Santa” party! The girl who invited me was someone I met at a meetup.com event. I know. But I’m a go-getter and I had just moved to Georgia from Los Angeles. When “make...
View ArticleChinese Dolls and Crazy Pills.
Anna was waving the American Girl gift card in the air and losing her mind: I WANT TO GET MEGAN’S EARS PIERCED!!!! WILL YOU PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE TAKE ME TO THE AMERICAN GIRL STORE????? [Reaction...
View ArticleHappy Easter!
As we kiss 2013 good-bye, my mind turns to egg hunts because that makes perfect sense. Right? I’m super psyched to be featured in this carnival-style extravaganza dreamed up by internet mastermind,...
View ArticleBe Careful What You Wish For…
I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions because historically I don’t keep them and I don’t need anything else to feel bad about mkay? However, I do take a minute to identify 10 things I would like to have...
View ArticleThis Lady is Hot Shit
This is my grandmother. She’s one of my most favorite people on the planet. She paved the way for me. She paved the way for all the girls in our family. To rebel. To say what we think. To go to...
View ArticleMidnight in the Garden of Savannah and Tybee Island
The south is like a diamond. Even the most beautiful and precious gems usually have a dark and heartbreaking crack. Por ejemplo, on our recent vacation we had dinner at The Olde Pink House in...
View ArticleThe Time I Said Yes to a Marriage Proposal Because I Needed A Ride
The proposer will be referred to as Cocaine Boy in this story, which may or may not be true depending on whether or not I receive a cease and desist letter. We were in my Myrtle Beach townhouse...
View ArticleTake it Off
I broke the fall with my hand. At my cousin’s house. At her kid’s birthday party. In broad daylight. File under: good embarrassing times. Here’s what was happening precisely 11 minutes before that...
View ArticleThe Truth About Circus Life
photo credit: Ringling Bros Circus Program Every spotlight was on Gunther Gebel-Williams when the tiger lunged at him and took a swing. I was nine, and perched on my dad’s drum case watching. Massive...
View ArticleMurder, Uber and Church Pews
Failure to Appear for jury duty is not bueno. I realized this two days AFTER I was supposed to have been at the courthouse at 8:15am. The court clerk told me I better be there the following Monday or...
View ArticleCulture, Coffee, Monk
If you need the interior of your private jet or Rolls Royce redone you should totally get in touch with Kenneth Justice from Culture Monk. True story. We met him last Saturday on his world coffee...
View ArticleHangover Barbie, Jugglers and Angry Cats
This thong with pretend pubes on it. One of my besties in a pink bunny costume. The definitive poll on being eaten by a shark. My DYI hair color skills. #1 Extreme Make-over Home Edition: Anna’s...
View ArticleYour Ticket to Board the Party Train
Alana’s divorce party starts at 6pm today and you’re invited. We’re celebrating the fact that her jackass ex can no longer ruin Date night Grocery store runs Christmas Vacations or mornings It took a...
View ArticleHow to Crash Your Ex’s Wedding Without Leaving the House
Meet Alana. Saturday was her divorce party. It was also the day her ex-husband got remarried, and the day we discovered there was a mole at his wedding. Pedicures and manicures are awesome… They’re...
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