“It’s just that you were behaving like a child and it was just so silly. We couldn’t help it.”
In an open letter to the woman behind me in the Starbucks line,
“Why are you so close?”
Birthday Goals 2017
This year, I’m only setting two birthday goals. Goal 1: Cook more. I love cooking. I, however have let myself fall into the habit of eating out too much. So, this year, I’m making an effort to get myself back into the kitchen. Having had goals around trying new recipes, I find that while I… Continue reading Birthday Goals 2017
Marla Maples Waffles
As we enter the last few months of the 2016 presidential election cycle, I’ve been thinking of how I want to give this particular time the Head of State Cakes treatment. So, I’ve decided to do waffles for the spouses of this year’s presidential candidates. There’s more ground to cover with Trump’s wives, so I
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Mike Pence Popsicles
I have to admit, I’m more interested in the presidents and other historical or political figures after their terms are served. This year, I know virtually nothing about the vice presidential candidates. Google told me that Tim Kaine is known for his expressive eyebrows. A few months ago, a podcast told me that Mike
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Knoxville, Tennessee (1919)
Years following the Civil War that Knoxville, Tennessee had been able to boast about harmonious racial relations before the riot of 1919. People to know. Bertie Lindsey- A white woman, 27 years old, who was murdered around 2:30 AM the morning of August 30, 1919. Maurice Mays – Proprietor of Stroller’s Cafe, well-known black community […]
Traffic #3
“Shonda, look!” James exclaimed. Shonda was looking. Looking right out the window. She was looking as far as she could see. If she could have, she would have looked her way right out of that car, right out of her marriage, right out of her life. Not life itself, let there be no mistake about that,… Continue reading Traffic #3
Links I Like #36
Oh no! Someone wrote about my favorite dressing tip. Practice? Dresses over pants. When you’re of ample thigh and of long leg, sometimes you have to take extra steps for what feels like appropriate coverage. via shutterbean Recently, I wanted a piece of pie with all of my soul. So I procured one. It did not… Continue reading Links I Like #36
That’s Right, I Used To Run
When I was much, much younger, we’re talking half my age, I entertained all of these fantasies of running. I held on to them for years and years. The year I turned thirty, I decided that it was time to either start running or let the dream fall to the wayside. That year, I decided… Continue reading That’s Right, I Used To Run
In an open letter to the loud man in a suit who sat in his seat at the restaurant with his legs pretzeled up like an elementary school student,
“Dude! Sir. Whatever. A rape joke? Seriously?”