Mum Nose Best
Julie Roberts from Swansea has been on the earth for 33 years. During those years she’s been called a lot of things by a lot of people. Some of these things have been complimentary and […]
A Moth By Any Other Name…
Fears and panics come and go. SARS, swine flu, killer bees, Justin Bieber… What ever happened to the dangerous moth epidemic which assuredly must have been rampant back when our grandparents were packing away their […]
Britney Spears on Mars
The Mars rover had a Twitter conversation with Britney Spears. So now that’s two places the rover hasn’t found intelligent life.
Women in Augusta National: Let’s Celebrate
Historic day in the fight against sports snobbery, two women were allowed membership in the most prestigious country club in the country – the Augusta National. I am sure Bobby Jones is spinning in his […]
The Really Frozen of Mt.Everest
I was reading an article about climbing Mt. Everest. Personally, this is not something I would feel the need to do. The biggest uphill challenge I face is bypassing an escalator for a set of […]
Sweet Justice
There is no greater feeling of justice than the one I get when accosted by an aggressive driver who has climbed upon my car bumper in high speed traffic when I have nowhere to go […]
THIS WEDS! 8/22 SHAME IN ECHO PARK!!!!
7:30 PM! That’s right! The author will be reading passages from Elevating Overman at Stories Books and Cafe, a fantastic neighborhood bookstore. Be there, or convince yourself that you’re still in the thick of things […]
The Big Book of Big Eyes.
I’m beginning to wonder about Little Dill Y. He’s been 7 years of age for the last 4 years and I’m beginning to wonder if he exists in the real world or if he exists […]
Give Her Back Her Jeans
I was thinking the other day about aging gracefully and what that means to me. It reminded me of a women I worked with a few years back who was close to my age. We […]
The Facts of Life as Told by Conservative Congressman Todd Akin
According to Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), “legitimate victims of rape” rarely get pregnant. The ultra-conservative congressman says that women have the ability to shut down whatever it is that gets women pregnant while they are […]