Tag: fun
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: blessings in disguise :
We don’t always recognize them, but they’re around. Ordinary stuff becomes extraordinary when you think about it. Maybe not in the financial sense, which is disappointing, but in the notional. The abstract. Take the human bladder, an overlooked and undervalued structure. The bladder is mankind’s most powerful motivator. If it wasn’t for the urgent need to…
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: I can’t bear to watch :
I will not be party to Trump’s inauguration. This isn’t a boycott or a political statement, it’s just basic self-preservation. I’m sorry, but that dude is crazy and he gets to drive? Whoa, pull over and let me out, please. Now, to be clear, I’d be all in if National Lampoon was behind this nonsense. It…
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: a lesson I learned from my socks :
I’ve never claimed to be the smartest, shrewdest person on earth, but I’m not a doorknob, either. I can think. I can understand. I’m equipped with cognitive function. So I know when I’m being insulted and I was insulted by my socks. The sock manufacturer, anyway. Socks can’t talk — unless you put them on your…
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: elevator conversations :
Awkward situations are part of life. Falling down in public. Leaving your fly open. Colonoscopies. Forgetting a name. Stuff happens, we survive. Big deal. Yes, it is. It’s a very big deal. The distressing moments are when real life occurs. Senses heighten, we become alert and watchful and horribly, painfully self-conscious. We’re left to rely…
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: well, this is embarrassing :
I’m at a loss for words. For some unknown reason I can’t think of a thing to say. The cat doesn’t have my tongue. My lips aren’t sealed. I’m just drawing a blank. I rummaged around all morning, looking under synapses and behind neurons, hoping to find an old idea that might spark a thought. No…
the whirly girl 