Let’s Rough It, Shall We?
First off: Happy Mother’s Day to all mamas! In absolutely no way could I be a mother right now, so much admiration for all those who are. Mother’s Day in our neighborhood was a dark and quiet one....
View ArticlePoor Mr. Mailer
A couple Saturdays ago, I was looking for a book in my local library. I can’t even tell you what book it was now, other than it was non-fiction and couldn’t be found. Instead, I came across The...
View ArticleJust Play It Cool Girl, Real Cool
In my last blog entry, Christina mentioned West Side Story in the comments. This is what always comes to mind for me when I hear ‘West Side Story.’ It was October, junior year of high school. I...
View ArticleStill At A Crossroads
As if I’m not nerdy enough, let’s add graphic novels.* First it started in high school, enjoying the movie Ghost World and the book even more. A few years later, I had to read Persepolis for a...
View ArticleNo Debit Card Needed
The local bank where I opened my first bank account doesn’t have an ATM. Instead, it has the walk up window. Growing up, I never thought this was odd. I knew other banks had ATMs, but it was never...
View ArticleArticle 4
It’s not unusual to see signs about sweet corn for sale… but usually when they run out, they tend to take the sign down, not put up the equivalent of a ‘brb’ away message.
View ArticleA Good Ol’ Country Time
So I spent my Saturday at the local county fair. This is not normally where I would like to spend a Saturday… but two of my friends from the city were coming down for the experience, so me and another...
View ArticleMaybe They’ll Accept the Fifth Party
A couple weeks ago, I picked up dinner at a mom and pop pizza place and I noticed this sign on the wall: No second party checks. Fair enough. But then the small print… [Or] Third or fourth party. Or...
View ArticleRide Away
I took my daily walk the other day down the streets of my little town. I got many honks and waves, some from people I recognized but a lot of others I didn’t. Damn small town and everyone knowing you...
View ArticlePolitics Get Personal
Oh hey, Western PA, we made it to SNL. more about “Politics Get Personal“, posted with vodpod You have no idea how many Deliverance jokes I’ve had to take in my life. The worst part? Deliverance was...
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