Do You Believe In Magic? or How I Finally Quit Smoking
I used to smoke. Yeah, I know. I didn’t even start until I was 24: unfiltered Lucky Strikes. I liked imports but rarely had the money to buy them. But living in Arizona, I was introduced to Delicados, a Mexican cigarette you could pick up cheap in Nogales. Basically a harsher Lucky Strike in rose-scented … Read more
Recipe For Joy
“Look for the similarities, not the differences.” Fifteen years ago someone gave me this counsel and it is perhaps the most important piece of advice I’ve ever received. Yes, even more important than don’t eat crackers in bed and don’t make out with someone immediately after eating Oreos. When we look for the similarities between … Read more
What Have I Done For Me Lately?
Before I moved in with CC and the kids, the only meat I ate was fish. I hadn’t had a cold cut in probably fifteen years. Suddenly I was living with six carnivores and if I didn’t want to get eaten, I needed to learn how to at least purchase meat, if not cook it. … Read more
Tea in My Trousers
My Christmas gift from #2, Mr. Tea. Don’t mind if I do. Yes he is. I pity the fool.
One Narwhal Sunday
It’s been a hell of a week here in the US. The kids are paying attention and asking a lot of questions that have no good answers. Usually when I shut off the TV in exasperation, it’s been blaring Disney sitcoms or the latest teen drama for hours; this week it’s been the news. I … Read more
