In lieu of Mother’s Day, Time Magazine has a feature on people’s favorite pop culture moms. Props to mentioning the ladies from The Joy Luck Club — both book and movie are a long-time guilty pleasure — and Dumbo’s mommy, whose cuddling scene makes me cry a little every time I watch it.
Except for [...]
Happy Pi Day!
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Late last night I stepped out on the front porch for a smoke and heard what sounded like a mob coming down the street at my house. A group of a dozen students rounded the corner in their Halloween costumes, tanked, encouraging one another’s drunk asses that they were almost home. I watched [...]
This one might even be better than the original.
Hat tip to Annie.
RE: HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
Funny beats sexy every time.
Also, peach-habanero chili.
Ethan celebrated his eighth birthday today with many congratulations. Most important to him is that he has secured a reciprocal crush from a fellow classmate at school, about which we are to say nothing and reveal to no one. So, shhhh.
Last week I picked Ethan up after work and as soon as he buckled his carseat he dropped the bomb.
Ethan: Mom, did you know Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny don’t exist?
Me: Really?
Ethan: Yeah. Parents just take your Christmas list and buy you stuff off it and say it’s from Santa, [...]
I sent the Christmas thank-yous. In April.
Easter is the coolest Christian holiday, and not because of the Christian story, per se, although I always liked it in my church-going days because it was a story that offered hope. No, Easter is cool because it allows you to drink Bloody Marys with your family during Easter brunch and then go out [...]
“Is April too late to send thank you letters from Christmas?”
“Yes. Let me throw these away.”
“No! I’m going to send them.”
“No, you’re not.”
“I will. Just because it’s not on your timeline doesn’t mean I won’t do it.”
“I’m throwing them away.”
“Just put them on the counter [where they've been sitting for three months] [...]
A brief history of pi from Dr. Math.
Happy new year and happy birthday to me!
Looks like this year might actually be looking up.
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