How dare you have the same first name as my big sister, you frightening woman. At least you spell it differently.

I don’t usually talk politics — on here, at least; in my “real” life it’s another story. I am going to keep this short. 
Read these three articles — and NOTE that two of them are written by women. And that the big interview analyzed by the only editorial here written by a man was an [...]

Skin art and me

Vent, vent, vent…
This article (I mean come on… it’s in the NYT Thursday Styles section) gives me hope that I may be able to get away with getting my next tattoo after all. 
My next tattoo, you ask? 
Yes. Ever since I designed/got my first almost a decade ago, I have gone through various phases of wanting more ink [...]

My Library Rocks.

I’m not sure whether to be more embarrassed or delighted. 
Today I stopped by the library to pick up a few things I had on hold, and when one of the librarians (or library workers; I’m not sure of his title but I see him working at the circulation desk pretty often) pulls out an extra [...]

Words of wisdom

“A big spoon is like a small bowl.”
- CJ, while staring at a mammoth spoonful of mango sorbet he was about to attack.

News Flash: Life is Unfair.

It stinks that no matter how hard you work for something and how well it is going that someone else can have the power to pull it all out from under you at their discretion, even if they have worked equally hard for it and also think it is going well.
It stinks when you can [...]

Cooking Show, Episode #2

Welcome back. Today’s recipe is as easy as it is tasty:
GARLIC CHEDDAR BISCUITS  
 
 INGREDIENTS: 
1 1/2 c. Heart Smart Bisquick mix (I’m not so sure what’s so heart smart about it, other than it has less fat than the original kind… I guess that just makes it a little smartER, not perfectly “smart” … but I digress.) 
1 c. [...]

But… but… how…?

Never again will I experience the blissful experience of a 75-cent baby cone of brownie batter frozen yogurt from East Coast Custard on the corner opposite our quadrant of the square. Why? Hell if I know. 
After a delicious dinner out, CJ and I walked over to our beloved ice cream shop for a treat. As [...]

Welcome to my cooking show.

Oy. It’s Labor Day, and I have about fourteen half-written posts from this summer I still need to finish and publish. But for now, I’d like to share some recipes with you. It seems appropriate, since I spent the last hour baking rather than working, as I should have been. 
Recipe #1: STUD MUFFINS
 
 
Ok, so admittedly [...]