I had so much fun taking fauxtos for memes with my Cantoff PS6 digital crapera that I searched the net for more photo memes. And guess what I found? I found three that are typically grouped together on participants’ blogs—Theme Thursday, Photo Friday, and Saturday Snapshots. I’m a little late in the game, and I’m not that great a fauxtographer (I need some tips and tricks, people!), but I finally decided to post my take on last week’s assignments: Rather…
I used to have terrible skin. Terrible enough to kill my teenage self-esteem. Terrible enough to warrant trips to the dermatologist. I tried all of the basic treatments, everything they offered over the counter and maybe half the things made available to doctors. I watched my diet and washed my face regularly. I used hypoallergenic products, and I was moderate with the make-up and the cover-up creams. Nothing worked. I got everything from blackheads to whiteheads, from big red painful…
The topic came up when we drove past a beautifully landscaped cemetery. “How would you like to spend eternity there?” H.E. asked. I shrugged and made a face. “So long as during the part of eternity I’m spending there, I’m dead.” H.E. laughed. “Are you trying to do a Woody Allen?” “Woody Allen? What did he say?” “I don’t know. Something like, ‘I’m not afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.’” “Hell, yeah. I…
I’ve got a favor to ask of you. It’s that time of year—sweeps week, season finales on prime time TV, dramatic plots and cliffhangers. Shows that you like might never come back, and shows that you hate might pop up again. And after the season is over, all that’s left are reruns. H.E. and I have been discussing some of his favorite shows—which of them are coming back and which of them aren’t, which of them have jumped the shark…
I don’t think it has anything to do with the biological clock. I think it’s more along the lines of baby envy or peer pressure. A couple of months ago, one of my co-workers became a father. Over the next few weeks he changed his desktop wallpaper almost daily, updating it with new pictures of his adorable newborn daughter. He was exhausted from the sleepless nights, but he was proud. So proud! His pride renewed the pride of the other…