With fond affection
I was home a few weeks ago, and brought about a dozen boxes back to Connecticut with me; The Boss and I left a ton of our stuff in my dad’s garage when we moved to L.A. I spent most of the last several days unpacking and organizing when I came across this: a scrap [...]
Where DOES the money for savings come from?
Lexia said in this video what I think many of us are already wondering: When you’re just starting out, WHERE do you get money to save? The Boss and I got some generous wedding gifts from our family and friends, and we were strongly advised (on several occasions) to look at our monetary presents as [...]
eos lemon drop lip balm
Holding myself back from glueing extensions to it, tying them in three pigtails and then squealing, “Youh my wittle wip balm! Oh yesh you are!” (eos lip balm, available at most drug stores)
Dressed for the occasion
Found: This picture from Thanksgiving 2010. What do you mean dressing like Animal and Hawk and playing with wrestling figures isn’t your holiday tradition? YOU’RE MISSING OUT.
Namesake
It was the beginning of October 2008, close to 2:30 a.m., and The Boss and I were lying awake in bed thinking of names for this Web site; I’d just given my editor my two weeks notice, and I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep until my new online home had a name of [...]
Chinese remedy
I’m nearing the end of my antibiotics course I was given for my bronchitis, but while I was sick, my friend, Kai-yan, gave me some dried chrysanthemum and honey comb to make tea with. It’s a Chinese remedy she grew up with and said it’s great for coughs, or sore and dry throats. You take [...]
Blunder
Punk Brother watched a documentary on shark attacks with his dad, told me about it, and then said, “We’re going to the beach!” I know, the joke practically writes itself! But don’t worry, I took it easy on him; he appeared freshly frazzled from what he’d seen. I decided to talk to him about his [...]


