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Human Head Found WHERE? So then…I click on the headline, “Human Head Found in Bag,” because -- seriously, how could you not? The Los Angeles Times online article says: “The human head, housed inside a bag, was discovered by a dog at the popular…
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Oh HELL No So then…she puts her foot down – literally…and loudly. Loudly because the foot is encased in a cast, thanks to the fracture Chloe sustained at her 6th Grade Field Day. So now Chloe, age 11, is sitting on her bed,…
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BEST Father’s Day Gift — and COMPLETELY Inappropriate (Perhaps NSFW) So then…I find the PERFECT Father’s Day Gift. A Colorful “C*ck Sock!” When my friend posts the above image on her Facebook page to playfully suggest these swimsuits for her friends’ hubbies this summer... it prompts lots of comments from…
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The Horrifying Secret That EVERYONE Knew But Me So then…I open my backpack and untangle my jump rope from my friendship bracelets so I can reach my math workbook. In the kitchen, I grab two chocolate Ding Dongs and a cold glass of milk, and head to the…
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I’m Sorry — WHO Planted That Evidence? So then…he says, “Listen, I have bad news.” “What kind of bad news, Sam?” I ask the broker on the phone. “Your client’s scheduled to move into one of our office buildings next week. He’s already signed the 7-year lease,…
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Betrayed by My Family — SIX TIMES! So then…I smile that “oh-I’m-so-happy-to-be-here-but-secretly-I’m-dying-inside” smile at my sister’s family as I settle down into the metal folding chair for my nephew Brian’s graduation ceremony from a large Florida university. A four-hour graduation ceremony. Four hours of the college admin…
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Mortified — in Public — in CHURCH So then…the little 2nd-graders march respectfully up the aisle and step up to surround the altar. They turn to face the congregation and we all smile at the girls in their sweet little white dresses and the boys in their…
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What the Truck? So then…I walk out of the store to my car -- and I see an advertising flyer stuck under my windshield wiper. I hate those. I don’t want it in my car -- and I don’t want to litter –…
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She Gave Us SHOCKING News, But He Is STILL Oblivious! So then…she nibbles the coconut-walnut brownie I baked and comments on how nicely Tucker and her son Andrew, both age 11, are playing basketball in our backyard. I beam because I want to make a good impression at this first…
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Vaginas on Parade So then…my sister (who lives up north) and I try to find a week during the summer for us to get together with our kids. Here is our email exchange, starting with my sister Della – and ending with a…
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