I’m not sure whether my Mom exposed herself to too much Aqua Net or drank too much Tab Cola, but I was born with a defect: I have never been able to tell my left from my right. But before you begin to question my intelligence, I have a great sense of direction – I […]
Interview With The Couch.
Rachel: Thank you for sitting down with me today for the purposes of this interview, couch. Couch: Is it really considered “sitting down with you” when you’re sitting on me? Rachel: You know what I mean. Thanks anyway. Clearly, you and I have met many times, and some other people may be familiar with you […]
Zulily: I Can’t Help Myself.
I’ve been trying to stay away. Really, I have. I came to the conclusion that my Zulily purchases were pure fluff – not things that I needed for the propagation of my family. Wait…that’s not quite the right word. They weren’t NECESSITIES. You know what I mean. However. I ended up with a credit because […]
The History of My County.
I typically like to show the lovely, wonderful, idealistic views of my city. (Such as today at my other blog, you can look at pretty pictures of our stunning local food scene.) And I’d say that most of the time I succeed – many of my readers have told me that they had no idea […]
The Burden of Breadsticks.
As I have mentioned before, we are fairly serious about eating local – with a couple of choice exceptions. Chick-Fil-A, of course, doesn’t count – it is a necessary staple of all families-with-small-children’s diets. And another is The Olive Garden. Chris and I have a deep-felt adoration for The Olive Garden, as it is one […]
Two Princes.
Ali’s Godmother is one of my best friends, Amanda. Amanda is 32, and Ali loves her dearly. …But Ali is concerned with her complete lack of Godfather, so she is quite impatient for Amanda to find her Prince. As such, she petitioned Amanda. “Maybe you could try kissing a frog?” Amanda answered quickly … nay, […]
Would You Like That Deep-Fried or Dried?
Originally posted September 23, 2010. Birth, although an amazingly beautiful and miraculous occasion, is, let’s face it, also pretty fantastically disgusting. You’ve got blood and guts and possibly poo and definitely puke and meconium and blood and guts and…Placenta. There’s just nothing pretty about placenta. (I would normally insert a picture of a placenta in […]
Scoff, All Ye Northerners.
I decided to take the week off since the entire world is on vacation anyway. I mean, when the 4th falls on a Wednesday, the lucky people are gone the first half of the week, the luckier people are gone the second half of the week, and the luckiest people are gone all week. So […]
Mediawkward.
Once upon a time, I got an email from a PR company inviting me to a media dinner at a new restaurant in town. Media dinners are typically fun events, where restaurants feed bloggers and journalists the best of their offerings and hope that they feel the passion to spread the word about their great […]
Look and Find, Google-Style.
Once a year, I wade through the Google search terms that have led people here. This year, there were 58,635 people using 17,525 separate search terms that landed them on my blog. (Clearly, I talk about a vast smattering of topics…most of which are ridiculous and unimportant, which happens to be people’s favorite type of […]