More Beloved Childhood Stories That Would Traumatize Today’s Kids

From the “Tall Book of Nursery Tales”. a a The Little Red Hen and the Fox Synopsis The Big Black Fox is hungry.  His mother tells him there’s nothing to eat.  So he decides he’s going to go out and catch the Little Red Hen. Long story short, the fox catches the hen, and stuffs [...]

They Can’t All be Gems

Painting class tonight SUCKED. a This is what I had set out to paint: …and THIS is what I ended up doing. a Some days, it just doesn’t pay to try.

Happy Post-Thanksgiving: Eleven Things I am Ungrateful For

a 1.  Squirrels Because they’re assholes. Anyone who follows my blog will know why. ss 2.  Frosted Mini Wheats Coat them with sugar all you want, they still taste like sawdust. a 3.  Lucky Charms (just the cereal part) Because REALLY…without marshmallows, what’s the freaking POINT? a 4. Caillou Teaching kids everywhere to be whiny [...]

Wolves Versus Squirrels: An Unbiased Comparison

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Treasured Stories From My Childhood That Would Traumatize Today’s Kids

Based on a storybook I’ve had for as long as I can remember:  “The Tall Book of Nursery Tales“. I loved this book, and I still do.   I remember looking at the pictures, before I was old enough to read. But Caillou and the Berenstain Bears, this ain’t. If they printed a book like [...]

On-Line Dating Ads I Tend to Skip Over

a (*)  All based on actual dating ads I’ve seen. (Seriously, folks, I cannot make this shit up!) a 1.  The Other Guy Okay, if you’re supposed to be single and available, then who the hell is this guy that’s cropped out of the picture?    Your Dad?   Your brother?  Uncle Sven? Or is [...]