“You remind me of a bit of crispy meat from a roast. You remind me of that little piece that you want to just grab before anyone can know that you had it, that piece that you devour and enjoy even if you get burned…. You know, the more I think about it, the more […]
In an open letter to the people who make garters,
“Do you all have a product for wild sleepers who manage to consistently lose their socks in the bed? Being active in your sleep doesn’t mean your feet don’t get cold. There’s a market out there for you; I’m sure of it.”
Curry Turkey Chili
I have a healthy appreciation for curry. Indian curries, Thai curries, West Indian curries…all kinds of curries. I’ll even take bastardized curries. Well, those are the ones I tend to whip up. I also have a fondness for chili. I will eat all sorts of chili. I’ll try ingredients that I don’t even usually… Continue reading Curry Turkey Chili
The Annexation
President William McKinley is one of those presidents who stands out in a history class not because of who he was, but because his presidency marked one of those pivotal eras in American history. When you get to the McKinley unit, you’re likely to hear about how his administration set the stage for the
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In an open an open letter to herself,
“If you do not go to the gym for a long time, but then go spend 40 minutes on a treadmill constantly playing with the incline and the speed, and then follow that with squats and ab exercises that you used to do but don’ t do anymore, things will hurt. All of the things, […]
I an open letter to the mom with the screaming child in the waiting room,
“I couldn’t help but hear you attempt to comfort your child. She isn’t ‘fussing’ as you called it. She was wailing. She put her whole body into it, too.”
In an open letter to metadata,
“I don’t like to create you, but I do enjoy that you’re there. I take advantage of you often.”
The kind of gal who likes to click around
I love cranberry sauce. It takes a lot of self control not to grab a bag of cranberries each and eery time I see them at the store. I want to excuse myself because they’re seasonal, fresh cranberries are. Now, though, I might have a better excuse, these Cranberry Orange Pop Tarts. Every once in a… Continue reading The kind of gal who likes to click around
In an open letter to herself for the rare moments she finds herself listening to a rap song,
“Your problem is the way that you think about this music. You should enjoy the language, particularly the clever turns of phrase and the metaphors. What you should not do is think about the physiology of what’s happening in many of these songs. Once your brain goes there, it’s too hard for you to come […]
In an open letter to her twitching eye,
“If I start running again, will you cut that out?”