I survived my first two-day art show for Picture Birmingham. Here were the moments I won’t (or, in some cases, can’t no matter how hard I try) forget. 1. I got stuck in a ditch. Literally. That’s my friend Radford, illustrating exactly how stuck I was. And no, I do not have four-wheel drive. And […]
Short Stories From the Road.
So you drive a Prius. You park next to me at the bank. With an empty parking space on the other side of you. The bank has very, very spacious parking spots, too, by the way. Yet you park so close to me that I literally (and I do mean literally literally and not figuratively […]
Sightings Near and Far.
I’ve seen just The Dad removed. I’ve seen The Dad and One Kid removed. But this lady…do NOT cross her and her formidable shopping bags. Come to life?? IN A REAL, TANGIBLE BOARD GAME?? Mind. Blown. Because nothing sells like your Grandpa telling you that his Honey Flax Flakes are… “This stupid two-dollar make-your-own-company […]
Wal-Mart’s Revenge.
Sam’s Club. Despite my feelings toward his mother Wal-Mart that I shared without reserve last week, I’ve always found Sam to be a delightful fellow. Big quantities, cheap prices, more locations than Costco, adorable little old ladies handing out samples… Actually that last point is starting to change. Because my third to last visit brought […]
People of Wal-Mart: The Live Show.
Wal-Mart. I’d rather dance through a hunting reserve in a deer costume than go to Wal-Mart. Ever. There’s just something about the atmosphere there that immediately stresses me out – I’m pretty sure God removed His presence from all Wal-Marts many years ago after one too many scary human sightings. No matter how little I […]
The Summer of June Bugs.
As Chris and I sat on the lawn of Gorham’s Bluff basking in the wonders it possessed, we noticed an impressive bug convention going on around us. Chris watched them reservedly and said “Are these ground bees or something?” I stared down at them, waiting for one to do a fly-by for me to identify, […]
One Girl at a Time.
My friend Katherine writes a series called Uncomfortable Truths that is positively brilliant. I love this feature so much that I might have contributed my own not-so-comfortable facts once or twice. However. In a recent installment, she discovered a fascinating bit of information about the way we go about restraining ourselves. Katherine hooks her bra […]
A Cure for the Common Ant.
“Uh Oh! I dropped an M&M on the ground!” “That’s okay. Just throw it in the bushes. No – wait – why don’t you go put it on top of that ant bed you were looking at a while ago? I bet they would love it.” After all, it was Easter Sunday. Everyone deserves a […]
The Effect of Frozen on Marital Relationships.
I told you we had a problem. This was a typical yet random text exchange between my husband and I yesterday. All because I answered a question with “Yeah”… And then a few minutes later… Okay. “A problem” was an understatement.
How I (Mis)use My iPhone.
Once upon a time, the act of randomly tweeting a screenshot of my iPhone front screen birthed a flurry of 76 aghast tweets and not one, but two blog posts by my very particular friend Katherine. I had no idea I was so vastly unacceptable in my organizational decisions, but alas. Now I do. And […]