Change My Mind

The rise of social media has had a detrimental effect on humanity - even more of an adverse effect than humanity itself has had. Anyone anywhere can post anything for the entire world to read. Could be real. Could be fake. Could be an opinion. Could be hate. It doesn't matter. Social media sites rarely …

2020 Vision

I remember the first time I watched Disney's version of Alice in Wonderland and wondering when, if ever, Alice would reach the bottom of the rabbit hole. The agony of the unknown and the fear which accompanied it are pretty much how I've felt for most of this year. Recovering from Cancer My body has …

I Didn’t Want To Talk About This

I didn't want to talk about this, but as you are all undoubtedly aware, another major terrorist attack rocked the world this Friday past. At last count I saw about 130 dead. Multiple people wounded. ISIS, last I saw, had claimed responsibility. To be honest, other than headlines I haven't paid much attention to the …

A Neighbor’s Rant

One of the things I love most about Spring and Autumn is the temperature. It’s not too hot and not too cold. It’s juuuuust right. It means I don’t need to turn on the air conditioning or the heater. It means I can open up my windows and let a fresh breeze flow through the …

My Own Worst Enemy

I've never had the courage to do what's right for me. When facing a decision, I always choose to make things easier for others even if it makes things harder for me. My current misfortune is a result of one of those choices. It started with the best of intentions. It always does, though, doesn't …

But You Have Nice Things

A couple of my coworkers have a tradition of going to a certain restaurant for lunch every Wednesday because that particular restaurant hosts “free pie Wednesdays.” Basically, you get a free piece of pie with your meal. Good times. Sometimes I go with them to enjoy the pie. Sometimes I don’t. Often times when I …

Random Thoughts: 9-16-2014

You guys!! It's time for another brain dump! Here are this week's (I say that like this is a regularly scheduled feature or something) random thoughts on stories that caught my attention. So, a chef at a restaurant called Mad Fresh (snarky comments will be saved for the rest of this story) has banned ketchup …

The Illusive Good Samaritan

This past Saturday I was all alone (sniff, sniff) because it was my weekend without the kids. Boo. I decided to do some shopping since I could do so without chasing a hyperactive 3-year-old around or listening to said 3-year-old whine because he's been encaged in a shopping cart. As soon as I pulled onto …

You Won’t Like Me When I’m Angry

I realize that this will be my third post today and that is completely abnormal for me, but I need to unload. I know I'm stressing the belt around your email account's waste, but I don't care. As most of you deduced from a poem I published last week, Superbitch moved out. Despite both of our …

Can A Prank Go Too Far?

Surely you've all seen the old show Punk'd where Ashton Kutcher plays elaborate pranks on fellow celebrities. You'd laugh along while the looks on those being Punk'd would say, "Is this shit really happening to me?" At the end of the episode the prank would be revealed and everyone would have a hardy laugh. And possibly utter …