Spring, 2005 when I was separated but not legally divorced and still living with Dipshit I was doing the duck/squat walk between cars in a Target parking lot, whispering into the phone with Kony. “Yes, I’m sure it’s him,” I hissed into the phone, raising myself up to look over the hood of a car […]
“If it’s the Psychic Network, Why Do They Need A Phone Number?”
~ Robin Williams As many of you noticed, I took a rather long… siesta from blogging, and as I mentioned in last week’s post, I had some personal issues I’m dealing/struggling with. And we all have these issues, I know. Where you feel as if life is passing you by, or you’re going through the […]
“Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon…
… so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense." ~ William Lyon Phelps March 12 was the 100th birthday of an organization I hold very near and dear to my heart: Girl Scouts. Because of Girl Scouts, I have seen and done things I wouldn't ordinarily do. I have made life long friends. […]
“Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you break…
… every step you take, I'll be watching you." ~ "Every Breath" by The Police Once upon a time, Mo was a stalker. (I'm pausing while I wait for the laughter to die down because those who know me well know I still have mad Google stalking skills). This is a story about my early […]
Stuff I Could Not Make Up Even If I Tried
Little vignettes of things that have truly happened to me but aren't worth an entire dedicated post. My friends Mark and Kony in Chicago had a vegetable garden behind their garage that yielded copious amounts of vegetables. One night, after having dinner together, Mark sent us home with this huge zucchini. It was as big […]
“#2: Always put last night’s panties in the laundry basket. Equally important: …
… will find nice sensible boyfriend and stop forming romantic attachments to any of the following: alcoholics, workaholics, sexaholics, commitment-phobics, peeping toms, megalomaniacs, emotional fuckwits, or perverts…. " ~ Bridget Jones This is the promised conclusion to my posts about ReTodded. Friday morning of Thanksgiving weekend I was stretched out lazily in bed flicking through […]
“Wherever I am you’ll always be / More than just a memory….” Flogging Molly
It's time for another entertaining Michael story. This is a family favorite. It was either Thanksgiving weekend or Christmas vacation, but either way, it was in the mid-90s and I was home from college (Go! Fire up, Chips!). My girlfriend Liz, a Spartan, was also home and it was decided a trip to The Somerset […]