My Mom was the athlete – she played tennis, volleyball, badminton, basketball and a little known game called speed ball. In high school, she lettered in several sports, received trophies and there’s more that one year book picture of her that’s an “action” shot. Unfortunately for Mom, the day I was born I came out…

Sam, lost in thought as she prepares to send psychotic neighbors over the edge.

I know, I know, I’m supposed to let it go and surround myself with positive thoughts but everyone who knows me, knows that won’t happen for years. (I mean, come on, I’m still bitter about a sleepover in 3rd grade although the anger has waned… a little… in the sense I don’t lose much sleep…

I need to do a bit of scanning for my next blog “concept” idea so instead on working on that (there are closets and sifting involved and I see this idea being ultimately shelved), Jay thought blogging about why I hate my neighbor might be therapeutic. You all may remember that I live in suburban…

Beyond Please & Thank You Where have our manners gone? Are they speeding towards some black hole in cyberspace replaced with “kk now thx’s” as we enjoy our newly found freedom to express each mental belch without fear of repercussions thanks to our online anonymity? And are these newly evolving online bad habits subsequently leaking…

Some titles I’ve tossed around that won’t make it past the livingroom to the blog: Why Your Opinion Doesn’t Matter: A Look at Movies, Books, Music and TV Your Kid: She’s Not Precocious, She’s a Brat Yes, You Are that Great: A Historical Look at the Yawn

It’s summer, a time of picnics, BBQs, social gatherings which all amount to potlucks and you’ve got to bring something. When I was in college working summer jobs for my employer, they knew they could always count on me to sign-up for plates, napkins, cups, or plasticware. Occasionally, when someone beat me to it, I’d…

My step-mom suggested it might be good if I let people know I was still alive while encouraging me (along with my aunt and cousin) to get something up on the Mess. So, I’m here to say that yes indeed, I am still alive and yes indeed, I do need to get something posted. It’s…

In an ideal world there are no “stupid questions”. Every question presents an opportunity to impart knowledge…. unless you’re in IT. I know. I was part of that dark underbelly where you are the puppet master controlling the strings of the almighty network and thus the strings of many users who just want to get…

I have a story to tell and it’s just killing me that I can’t reach anyone to get it off my chest. Out of desperation I’ve been scrolling through my Caller ID (I don’t think the local city lawn service wants to know or the guy running for office) and through my address book (absolutely…

The other day (and in my world that could be anywhere between yesterday and 5 months ago) my co-workers burst into my office still high from their previous night’s shopping experience. See, we no longer have malls in my city, we have experiences and the latest experience is the high end shopping strip known as…

Have you ever been influenced to try something new based on something you’ve read or heard? You read a blog by a favorite author and think, “you know, I might just read that book, try that bath soap, watch that program, listen to that song” just to try something new. It’s similar enough to your…

I have a confession to make, I’m a geek. Now I know, my friends who are reading this aren’t particularly stunned. In fact, they could have told you that had you known to ask. But you see, when I’m away from my friends and family I like to pretend that I lead a nice quiet…

The Monday before… Last Monday I was in “a mood”. I woke up mad and I managed to stay mad for a good part of the day – no particular reason either – I was mad. My first order of business was to send my tap teacher a note, “Dear Brenna, I’m not going to…