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Care and Feeding of a 40 year-old
Posted on March 20, 2013 | 13 CommentsWhether you’ve stumbled upon one, or had one forced upon you, you may come in contact with a 40 year-old. The 40 year-old might actually be you. Being a forty *mumble*... -
The Enlightenment of Petty Thievery
Posted on September 26, 2012 | 9 CommentsIn Grad school, I registered for a class entitled “Alternative Literature.” As an English major, I thought anything with “literature” in the title would be safe. My professor for this... -
Find a Penny, Pick It Up and All Day Long You’ll Have Good Luck (Terms and Conditions Apply)
Posted on June 6, 2012 | 20 Comments*Lucky Penny must be found in the heads up position for activation of good luck. Any luck received from a tails-up penny is purely coincidental. Tails-up pennies are retrieved at... -
Your Little Jessica is Clearly in the 58th Percentile
Posted on May 8, 2012 | No CommentsFirst Published in Defenestration It’s so cute, the way your little Jessica jumps for the bow in my Chloe’s hair. Jessica has good taste, I can tell you that! Jessica is…what? Three?... -
The Heartbreak of Dog Bullies
Posted on February 24, 2012 | 6 CommentsFirst published as a gracious guest blog on Naked Girl in a Dress Newspapers are bursting with stories about children being bullied; but rarely is the phenomenon of Dog Bullying broached in... -
The Flu Diaries
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 17 CommentsFirst published in The Big Jewel. Sunday Brother-in-law invites us over to watch football. Upon arriving, he admits his youngest daughter is getting over the flu, but that he kept... -
Slightly Stalky
Posted on January 18, 2012 | 4 CommentsFirst seen in Skirt! Magazine. Wednesday Night Dart Night. Single and in my early thirties, a friend who had experienced my competitive nature and lived to tell the tale suggested... -
The Sad Story of Chakra Khan
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 10 CommentsFirst seen on You, Only Awesomer! It all began in the late ’90s with a dream, a shelf full of crystal jewelry and a simple sign in the window offering chakra... -
40 Year-Old Me Meets 20 Year-Old Me
Posted on December 13, 2011 | 26 CommentsFirst seen in Skirt! Magazine. I look at the woman sitting in my aisle of the plane. She is young. She is familiar. My god, she’s ravishing. “Wait, are you…?... -
Inspirational Scented Candles
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 11 CommentsThis was originally published on YouOnlyAwesomer! a collaboration between myself and Becky Cardwell of JustMakingConvo.com full of helpful (ahem) tips for being an AWESOMER you! I won’t always post things on... -
How NOT to Smuggle Cuban Cigars into the United States
Posted on November 30, 2011 | 10 CommentsFirst seen on Travelated.com a fun and funny travel site you should check out. My brother-in-law, Gary, is a GENIUS at getting his way. A self-serving savant. Somehow, he managed to... -
Dropping a Dime
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 8 CommentsFirst published in Hobo Pancakes Humor Journal I caught him red-handed. “Sorry Joe, but I’m going to have to drop a dime on ya,” I told him. The man... -
Forgotten Feminist Heroes: Elizabeth “Nancy” Morgan, Financial Editor of Ladies Home Companion
Posted on November 2, 2011 | 10 CommentsFirst published in Hobo Pancakes Humor Journal Little has been written about one of the country’s first feminist financial leaders, Elizabeth “Nancy” Morgan (1818-1901). From her groundbreaking article “The Gentle Woman’s Guide... -
Chesapooch Bay – Not all water dogs are created equal.
Posted on August 24, 2011 | 13 CommentsThis article first appeared in the September 2011 issue of Chesapeake Bay Magazine. You can read the printed article (with additional photos) in PDF form here. When I moved... -
Text for Your Life
Posted on August 19, 2011 | 9 CommentsMy husband and I are trying to improve our texting skills. We know in a few years, the English language will be nothing more than a cage-match free-for-all of phonetic grunts and... -
A Staff Letter from the Headmaster of Nobblesnuff’s Academy of Wizardry
Posted on August 9, 2011 | 4 CommentsHello Staff! I hope you are having a good summer holiday. This is just a note to let you know about some changes here at Nobblesnuff’s Academy of Wizardry. As... -
You Maggots.
Posted on June 23, 2011 | 4 CommentsFirst seen on Abby Has Issues I was working out, trying to peddle away from the cheese steak and bottle and half of wine I’d enjoyed the day before,... -
You Can’t Go Home (To Economy Seating) Again
Posted on June 1, 2011 | 13 CommentsFirst seen in SKIRT! Magazine. I blame AirTran. My husband, Mike, and I booked tickets for a vacation through AirTran. It seemed like a harmless thing to do at... -
Amy and Kara Play with Meat
Posted on April 4, 2011 | 3 CommentsFirst published in Skirt! Magazine. I love pork. Sausages, bacon, pork chops, scrapple, pork cheeks, fat back – any and all of it. You know that game you play... -
Five Things I Learned from a Car Crash
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 4 CommentsI sped up as a two lane street turned to one, side by side with a slow moving, rusted, black pickup truck. One of us had to either go a...


























