To Beat the Band

Somehow I managed to convince myself that I actually wanted to run a marathon, even though I declared only in February that I had no desire to run one. My friends wanted to do it to honor a wonderful woman who passed away in April, though we all pointed out she never ran; she walked. [...]

Kathy Griffin on Catholics

Here is a clip of Kathy Griffin commenting on Catholics and how they (we?) take the Lord’s name in vain all the time. I think that she could change the act a bit and talk about how there is no one who can use the F-word and take Lord’s name in vain like Irish Catholics. [...]

25 Things to Know about Me

The latest fad to hit Facebook is writing notes telling one’s friends 25 Things to Know about So-and-So. I think the object of the exercise is to write 25 things your friends don’t know about you, but I’ve been seeing a lot of “I love my friends” and “Chocolate is my favorite food.” Well, duh. Tell us something we don’t know! I decided to tackle this, and found that it was harder than it looks. It’s hard to think of 25 things I don’t think my friends know about me, which makes me wonder if I talk to much…

“No longer will I play the field.” —Holly Golightly

If it were 1989, I’d file my most recent date away in my Rolodex under “Worst Ever.” For now, I’m just going to blog about it. I wasn’t going to because not all bad dates deserve to be written about on the internet, but this date was so particularly bad that I had to laugh [...]

Undomestic Goddess

The following conversation actually took place. Truth be told, it took place a few times.
Guy at Bar: So do you cook?
Me [thinking]: Great. Another one on the hunt for a domestic trophy wife.
Me [speaking]: I can certainly find my way around a kitchen.
Guy at Bar: Do you have any specialties you’d like to make me [...]

Food, family, friends, and more food…

I love the concept of Thanksgiving. One day a year is set aside for counting your blessings, and while lots of people do that at Christmas, too, Christmas has the added stress of giving and receiving gifts. Thanksgiving is all about food, family, friends, and more food, and of course, giving thanks.
With all that has [...]

To Google or Not to Google? Or Much Ado About Nothing…

In the two months since I’ve last posted, a fair amount has happened. I kept waiting for that one good story that would make a good post, but then when I did, I was either exhausted or didn’t have internet at my apartment. So here are a few snippets of things that have happened in [...]