Mrs. Perfect-Pants and the School Seminar of Doom
I'm looking at putting my kid in a private school next year because frankly, public school, bless its stoic heart, has failed him. Or at […]
Musings
Who Reads Us and Why Do We Blog? And Does it Help Us as Writers?
One of the little spambots that faithfully follows this blog left a touching message for me yesterday: I favor your sensitive information. It gave me […]
I’ve Got That John Carter Feeling Again
I took my littlest dude to see John Carter again last night. It had been his last day of school and he'd attended even though […]
The Glitter Shoes of Death – or – Maybe I’m Old Enough To ReThink Stilletos
Yesterday I was walking out of church with my littlest dude–because we're religious like that–and I was all tricked out in my $6 sparkly shoes […]
Give me some GOOD News, Folks! It’s Out There!
Do you get sick of the news? I do. So much so that I don't even really read the paper anymore. Or watch news shows. […]
Death by Soup
Do you know what it's like to make twenty soups? Twenty pots of onions sautéed with garlic, or cooked with carrots and potatoes, or boiled […]
Stuff That Makes Me Giggle, Laugh, Guffaw, and Occasionally, Snort
Happy Friday, my people! Today I just want to chillax. And I want you to chillax with me. There's so much stressful stuff flying around […]
My Secret Superhero Identity. STAND BACK.
Right. So, I'm totally superhero-ized and it's not even summer yet. I was John Carter'ed a week ago. And now I've been Avenger'ed. Avenged. […]
Harry Potter Makes Me Crabby
When JK Rowling (whose name, by the way, is mightily close to mine. My maiden name, at least. Look: Joanne K. Rowling / Janiel Rowley. See? And […]
I Never Knew Books Could Do That
“I never knew books could do that.” “Do what?” “Take me away from this place and make me forget.” It’s intermission for “Beauty and the […]