Tag: mayhem
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: the thyroid report :
You know what I miss? I miss the days when I was blissfully unaware of the endocrine system. When I knew nothing of the secret, clandestine workings of the thyroid gland and its wicked hormones. Those were good days, really good days, but they’re gone forever. You see, the thyroid is the master gland of […]
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: the unsung :
I looked out the window this morning and what to my wondering eyes did appear? A red, red robin was bob-bob-bobbin’ along. Seriously. In December. In Illinois. Not only that, but the grass is still green, for heaven’s sake. Did no one get the memo? Winter’s supposed to start bright and early on Friday. Does […]
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: how to freak yourself out :
Believe it or not there are people who enjoy being scared spitless. They watch horror movies on dark and stormy nights and sit around telling ghost stories, they attend seances and listen to urban legends about hook hands hanging from car doors, that kind of stuff. They think gruesome and blood-curdling is fun. I am […]
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: emergency, my eye :
My-oh-my, yesterday was a glorious morning. Sunny and clear and warm, all the adjectives you want in a weather forecast. The sky was blue, the grass was green. The birdies were singing, a sweet-scented breeze wafted, the world was abloom, it was utopia. Then the tornado sirens went off. Now it doesn’t matter how courageous […]
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Parking lots are the new demolition derby.
A simple trip to the grocery store or the mall has devolved into a rowdy and unruly game of dodge ball, only with cars instead of balls. I think I know what’s caused this transformation, too. Litterbugs. They’re everywhere, leaving a trail of trash and detritus in their wake. Soft drink cans, fast food wrappers, […]
the whirly girl 