After booking any trip out of town, the first thing that Chris and I do is look for the local Greek restaurant. I was brought up on Greek food – “Yes you will eat lamb, and you will like it!!”, and I adore it with all of my being. And Chris, being that he is […]
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The Equations of Camping.
Despite my extreme reservations about the June Alabama heat, we went on a family camping trip to our favorite Alabama secret, Buck’s Pocket State Park, this last weekend. And when I say “camping trip”, I mean one night. And for that one night, we rented a camper. Because juggling two kids on a daily basis […]
The Mystery of Roast.
Aside: I received some thrilling news yesterday, as I was included as an honoree in Blogher’s Voices of the Year 2012. (You’ll find me towards the bottom in the “Visuals” category.) I elaborated at length last year about what Voices of the Year means to me, so I will not do so again. But I’d […]
The Great Flush.
It took a week for this story to become untraumatic enough to share. A week and at least ten hot, scalding showers. Finally, at five and a half, I am starting to do “rest time” instead of nap time with Ali. Sometimes, mind you. After the first day, she told me she’d rather have nap […]
A Serial Monogamist.
If you’re friends with Chris or I on Facebook or Twitter, you might have noticed that, a few days ago, he made an interesting, and perhaps impractical decision. A decision that, although I did predict that it would happen a year ago, might make me feel a bit self-conscious about the conclusions of frivolosity that […]
Telling Jennifer Holliday Surprising News.
All photos taken from one performance during the finale of American Idol. If you fast-forwarded through it, you really missed out. Hey, um, Jennifer? You do realize that Paula isn’t on the show anymore, right? And I think she wants her hair back. Oh – and the 1994 Mother of the Bride that you ripped […]
The Read-Aloud Challenge.
Last week, Ali and I had amazingly fantastical adventures every single day. We found a golden ticket, sailed down a chocolate river in a pink candy boat, saw squirrels opening walnuts without breaking said walnuts, rode in a glass elevator with millions of buttons, and sat on the edge of our seats as a bad […]
A Draw Something Miracle.
After bearing great waves of shame in my Draw Something Tell-All post, I quit playing for a couple of weeks. I just couldn’t bring myself to draw any more of my frighteningly appalling Works of Shame. …Then I attempted to play again, hoping for a miracle in the form of spontaneous artistic giftedness. That miracle […]
Big Announcements, and Designer Denim Giveaway!!
Update: Due to significant changes in the company and a terrible downward spiral in denim quality, I no longer recommend shopping through Vault Denim. I now buy all of my jeans through Nordstrom Rack’s app, HauteLook, which regularly features my favorite brands of designer jeans at half the cost. I highly recommend it! My current […]
On Being Male.
Hi! Noah Here. So I guess you’ve been missing my guest posts, right? Right?? Well, I’ve been busy. Busy trodding down a path of an existential proportions, contemplating the meaning of life…as a boy. I’ve largely had to figure it out on my own, since The Sister Who Calls Herself Ali doesn’t even know the […]