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Double-Factor Authentication Hell

To exit Hell, please enter your one-time double-factor authentication code we sent to an email address you no longer have the password to. I got a new computer. The screen…

Back to Bibs

I’m a crafty kind of gal, though one of the things I can’t really do is sew.  I wanted to learn, though, and so about twenty-five years ago, my mother…

Grin and Mean It

Given that I am fifty-four years old, I’m only middle aged if I live to a hundred and eight which is possible but is also highly unlikely.  None of my…

What if We Made Each Other Laugh Instead?

I’m convinced that we’ve reached a point in American society where the goal is to out-nasty everyone else.  In between updates on my friends lives and videos of dogs making…

Customer Service Purgatory

I spent a good hour in customer service purgatory the other day. The guy at the other end was super nice and tried very hard to be helpful, but he…

I’d Rather Get a Root Canal

One of the jokes I tell too often, still expecting a laugh is: “I’d rather get a root canal than be doing” whatever it is than I am currently doing. …

Guardian Demons

Nice is, well, nice, but sometimes it honestly doesn’t get the job done. “Why don’t you sit down for a moment?” “Why don’t you let me do that?” “You’ve been…

Love is a Whole Thing

My dog, Lincoln, seems to have a sense for when I want[1] to get up.  I might be on the sofa, and as soon as my weight shifts he hops…

The South Makes Fun of Itself

I have lived in the south for the vast majority of my life, but I do not consider myself a native southerner.  There are many things that I love about…

Every Month is Pride Month

I first published this years ago. I was nervous about it, given the conservative values of the community I live in. I’m happy (proud?) to say that the response was…

I’d Like to Buy the World a Macie

I have a friend who, for purposes of this story, we will call Mandi.  Mandi and her office friends treat themselves, from time to time, to Starbucks.  One of them…

Forced Friendliness

I was in a cab[1] going from the airport to my hotel.  The driver was a friendly guy, asking me about my trip, where I was from.  He pointed out…