With a busy weekend in process (and teens, teens, teens about the place), I thought I would share a few of my favorite things. First and foremost? My beautiful sons, both home from school, and sound asleep in their messy rooms, surrounded by their half-unpacked bags, after a night during which the household was up […]
Breakfast Foods, Departing Broods
Ah, for the love of pizza… and sonnets.
Latvian Update: Can You Spell PANIC?
I have a vague recollection of agreeing, last evening, to host a 17-year old from Latvia, for two weeks. Did I imagine it? My body is worn (violins please), my sleep is pocked (cue the violas), my financial situation is right in keeping with the National Debt (are we up to a quartet yet?) but, […]
‘Twas the day before Christmas
‘Twas the day before Christmas ‘Twas the day before Christmas and all cross the net not a blogger was stirring, (my page rank, upset) – My thoughts started wandering; where are the readers? (I’m staring at cardinals alighting at feeders… ) Proud in his red coat I think of dear Santa – (Wishing for eggnog, […]
K and Coffee, Midnight Weary
Kahlua and Coffee, Midnight Weary: Coffee beans and midnight dreary, Fresh the grinds, and moi, so weary, Yet I praise the gods I’m not As I have been, overwrought. This, instead of being teary, Rashly (brashly) eyes go bleary – Now the dark and steamy brew That I never shall eschew Spiked in honor of […]
Sudden Outbreak of Rhymatoid ArtWriteUs; CDC Contemplates Next Steps
“We appear to be seeing a new rash of cases,” said CDC spokesperson Ima Ditz. “Rhymatoid ArtWriteUs is breaking out up and down the East Coast of the U.S., with suspected incidents popping up as far north as Portland, Maine and as far south as the Florida Keys. There is currently no vaccine available and […]
Pseudonymphomania
Ode to Pseudonymphomania A plethora of pseudonyms can serve a woman well… (Do you think the apple man was really William Tell?) Indeed, a breezy morn and not one lover round the place, a woman might a name or two decide she should embrace… So many meanings – dare I say, so little time to […]