I used to blog at theweirdgirl.com. All of that writing lives here now.
Why is the Word Monkey so Funny*?
Today completely got away from me. (I’m not even sure how it happened. Damn runaway days! Always loitering in front of the 7-11, smart-mouthing honest folks and dressing atrociously. Get [...]
The Agony
I have this strategy I employ when I’m really in a hurry; I let my son play with inappropriate toys. (Bad mommy, BAD!) See, if he’s having one of those [...]
Sharing the stories, part two
In continuation from yesterday, here is the second story I promised Cynical Dad, the FBI Bugging Story. As you may have gathered from past posts, and in direct contrast to [...]
Sharing the stories…
So Cynical Dad finally shared his famous (and scary!) death threat story after several of us pestered asked him about the details. I, in turn, promised to share some stories [...]
Things parents should be able to include on their resumes
Special Skills: Highly adept at wrestling others into submission (children… co-workers… what’s the difference, really?) Ability to sniff out poop at fifty paces (extra valuable against the office practical joker [...]
A Day in the Life (of a dingy smartass)
This is an example of the kind of dingy crap I’ve been doing lately. Walk into the kitchen to get a fresh cup of tea. Think about chocolate. Rinse out [...]
Let’s Stick With the Basics…
“Carob is a brown powder made from the pulverized fruit of a Mediterranean evergreen. Some consider carob an adequate substitute for chocolate because it has some similar nutrients (calcium, phosphorus), [...]
Bunnies Wrapped
The end of another successful visit with the relatives. (Successful meaning I survived without getting really annoyed at anyone.) I kid. (sorta) It was nice. But I know I’m tired [...]
Thursday, Thursday, so good to me
Today is Thursday (and you’re all thinking “duh” – but it is a feat for me to know what day it is, just so you understand). Thursdays I drop off [...]
Happy Preggers Day!
I wanted to give a shout out this hump day to all the blogging Moms-to-be. There’s a lot of them right now (and more coming every day) and I’ve been [...]
Bringing Out the Lions
Apparently a bunch of folks are going nutso because Sesame Street is now producing a line of videos targeted at kids 6 months to two years old. Critics, including the [...]
A Brief Respite
Me and the kid are feeling a bit under the weather so I think it's going to be a slow day. We've been getting a lot of rain lately. But [...]