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Blog Tour — Are You Still Kidding Me?
One of the best parts about being a part of the Erma Nation, that is, being a part of the fabulous group of women (and the handful of brave, brave…
Mean Spirited Jerk Faces
[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”onLoad”][/sg_popup]If you’ve been watching the news lately, or even been trying to avoid it, or occasionally taking a gander at Facebook or Twitter or your social media of…
Hangin’ with the Cool Kids
I have absolutely no idea how I birthed a girl who is so cool that, while she might have asked me what the homework was or to borrow a pencil…
Book Review — Naked, Drunk, and Writing
[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”onLoad”][/sg_popup] Naked, Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay Adair Lara’s “Naked, Drunk, and Writing” has become my go-to guide for…
30 Years Later
[sg_popup id=”2131″ event=”onLoad”][/sg_popup]It had to be 1982, which would have made me 12, when my parents went off, perfumed, cologned, and dressed up, to their 20th high school reunion. They…
You Can Go Home Again
I went home again. I got off the plane, and the smell hit me in the face with the force of a Mike Tyson punch. There was garlic there in…
Pleasures of the Flesh
Do you prefer physical pleasure or mental pleasure? Being in possession of a human-type body like I am, there is some routine maintenance that needs to be done. Most of…
Book Review — Takeoff
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] Takeoff (Seth Walker) So, I have to confess: I don’t usually read “thrillers” that promise “non-stop action.” This is because my life is about as thrilling and…
To Yap or Not to Yap.
For reasons I do not care to get into right now (though trust me, everyone is fine now) I have spent a lot of time in hospital waiting rooms lately. …
Yes, I Think I’m Funny
I Think I’m Funny [sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup]I have this absolutely non-humorous, borderline boring, slightly academic theory on humor, which is that laughter is the pinnacle of mindfulness. That is, when…
