Friday, October 28, 2011
Reasons Why My Sister Rocks, Part Halloween
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Halloween costumes are out of control
I am rarely truly outraged.
(We interrupt this post for a message from Stacey's subconscious: Oh, snap, y'all! Bigmouth is about to go off on something. Here's a hint: It's gonna take a while. You know she's gonna have to have three examples for everything,...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Improve upon Han Solo? Blasphemy!
It's like cowboys, in space!
Susy: "I can't believe you've never seen 'Firefly.' You have to watch it. Then you'll be furious at Fox for cancelling it, too."
Me: "What's it about?"
Susy: "It's like Han Solo."
Allison: "But better."
Me: "What?...
Monday, October 24, 2011
Six Flags gets scary for Halloween
Every October, we visit Six Flags over Georgia for their annual Fright Fest. The park gets decked out for the holiday, and character actors provide extras like trick-or-treating, spooky story time and musical performances. I remember being chased around...
Friday, October 21, 2011
Things I Will Do After the Rapture/Apocalypse - International Edition
Today is The Rapture, according to National Crazypants Association President Harold Camping. He had declared the rapture was coming back in May, but he has moved it to today. There was a conflict with his sanity knitting circle meetings, or something.
Whenever...
Thursday, October 20, 2011
How I almost died for my birthday
I went on my first whitewater rafting trip when I was 12. I've loved it since then, but I've always wanted to try whitewater kayaking. Around Augusta, there's really not much one can do about that. So I've only kayaked flat water.
Another reason...
Monday, October 17, 2011
Things I Will Do After the Rapture/Apocalypse - National Edition
So it seems that Harold Camping, who declared the rapture was coming back in May, has moved it to Oct. 21. Let's face it: I'll probably still be stuck here on earth with some really fun but spiritually bankrupt people. So I'm revisiting the things...
Friday, October 14, 2011
Things I Will Do After the Rapture/Apocalypse - Local Edition
So it seems that Harold Camping, who declared the rapture was coming back in May, has moved it to Oct. 21. Let's face it: I'll probably still be stuck here on earth with some really fun but spiritually bankrupt people. So I'm revisiting the things I...
Friday, October 07, 2011
I'm not on her Christmas list, I guess...
I was in the lady's bathroom, washing my hands, when a woman stepped up to the sink next to me. We made eye contact and she smiled. Oh no! That means I have to say something friendly! Ummm...
"I tell ya, working at this place rubs off. I wash my hands...
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Magic beans
One of the kids in Emmie's class has a severe peanut allergy, and as a courtesy, I stopped sending PB&Js in Emmie's lunch. We've been using almond butter, but at the store yesterday I noticed that a brand of soy butter, Wow! Butter, was $1.25 cheaper.
"Hey,...
Monday, October 03, 2011
The politics of first graders
"MAMAAAAAA!"
When you hear your child scream like that, you come running.
Emerson was fine. But she was staring at the computer screen, horrified.
"Dis lady! She juss shooted a woof!"
Emerson had been watching videos of Annoying Orange. Let's just...
