At some point in starting this writing exercise I said I would re-tell old stories – stories most of you have heard at one point or another. So, since I’m out of ideas thanks to no one doing anything interesting at the moment (like sending crazed birds at my windshield) I’ll tell an old one.…

April 21st or San Jacinto Day in a nutshell was one of the shortest battles in history and a very decisive battle in Texas history. All my Texas friends should know this already and if not shame on you, get on over to Arkansas. The Texans lead by Sam Houston came upon the napping Mexicans…

Tomorrow is April 21 and I’m going to keep my promise and write about what day means tomorrow, but to lead up to that let’s talk about being a Texan – at least from my perspective. Granted, my view is a bit skewed since my family comes from Dallas. If you’re familiar with the area,…

I mentioned Kitty Biscuit a couple of days ago but since some of you never knew the joy of the Biscuit I thought I should share. Kitty Biscuit was my stepbrother and his wife’s cat. They incidentally had a truly delightful and sweet cat named Tesco. Kitty Biscuit or as my stepbrother called him in…

Or When You Push That Other Driver Over the Edge… I was in the parking lot of the cultural center of Lawton, OK, — that’s the Wal-Mart on Sheridan Road to those unfamiliar with this vortex of evil. I was engaged in an extremely intelligent discussion with my significant other and was close to my…

My friends simply aren’t superstitious enough. (That’s right, I’m attacking all of you in a public forum – don’t make me name names, I’ll do it!) They walk around with confidence knowing that any unexplained noise is either plumbing or an intruder. I personally don’t like to limit myself to the explainable. Honestly, how dull…

…I was a moron. It’s come to me gradually really; it’s not like it snuck up on me one day and **WHAM** I was a moron. It’s just through a series of life incidents that you play through your head that you realize, yes I am a moron according to the world. Today’s proof came…

I’m over the whole “fairness” of vacation thing. I guess it is fair that two people get the same holiday off every year and no one else does. I mean, it wouldn’t work anywhere else but whatever. We’ll move on. My car is in its death throes. If you know me, then you know it’s…

I had another goofy bit I was going to write about today, but at the moment I’ve worked myself up into quite a fit and my head is about to explode. Here’s my whine/gripe/complaint for the day. I learned last night that I will NEVER get to go on a trip for Thanksgiving if I…

One of the perks of having a website that your friends are kind enough to visit and actually read is they share a lot of their own personal stories – the fun stuff you haven’t heard before. So, I’m going to pass along some of what I heard to you. First up, Lynn & Buddy’s…

Paganism – I guess I just don’t get it. Maybe I never frollicked naked in a forest enough as a child or bathed in virgin moonbeams celebrating some feminest goddess for the concept to really sink in. This utter lack of understanding and resulting irreverance will doubtlessly cause my Affirmation of Womanhood card to be…

This is just a quick follow-up to the Muses post. You guys seriously crack me up. I have the most guilt ridden friends who read themselves too easily into that post. The private responses I received spanned the guilt gamut from earnestly apologizing to getting defensive. Only one person recognized it wasn’t them and then…

Remember when you were a kid and you got roped into selling things for your PTA, your band, your varsity team or your scouting group? You’d go door to door trying to hock things like oversized candy bars for a dollar – the kind of candy that tastes like cocoa flavored dirt and that anyone…

The other day I was heading home after another particularly non-stressful day. The drive home is fairly short and not in the least bit hectic thanks to getting to leave a bit early. There is one stretch, however, that tends to get a little more congested. The blocks are shorter and there’s a light every…

Some of you have asked why I’ve turned the comments section off on the main part of the website. The reason is that I want these posts to stand alone and not be open to discourse. I feel that once any post becomes fodder for banter between people that the original posts loses some of…