We all have our badges of honor to bear. Lori is the diversion, April is the tumbler and I’m the token blonde. I earned my title and I’m proud. Ok, I’m not really “proud” it’s more the case that I’ve accepted it. So Friday I call up Jay to give him the latest house update.…

Thanks so much for the invite. I’ll try to make it by. Big question:Are Pinky and Punky going to be there?Thanks again for thinking of me.C. Frick

What follows is the e-mail I sent to Kelso regarding the upcoming reunion. For those of you not familiar with John Kelso, he’s a columnist for the Austin American Statesman who writes humorous pieces focusing around Austin. In my 11th grade year John Kelso spent a week under the psuedonymn “Clarence Frick” at my high…

Several of you reminded me that “the claw” could also be used on the head. It’s a versatile manuever and always pain inducing! If you’re not a professional, do not use this move!

For some reason (Crone’s Disease), I look older than I am. There were the plus sides when I was a teen like I was never carded and I could always see R rated movies. The downside was that in 8th grade the staff tried to help me find the class I was substituting for and…

In writing about my fun year in Dallas I remembered a story about one of the resulting front yard fights. First though, you have to understand one simple truth about growing up in Dallas – you live and breathe wrestling. Anyone in the late 1970’s who wasn’t familiar with wrestling particularly the wrestling royalty known…

I contacted one of the guys working on the reunion committee yesterday. I had an idea – that John Kelso should be invited to the reunion. You all know I love writing John Kelso. It’s up there with sending letters to the editor about the bicycling menace that exists in our city. Hey, everyone needs…

My 20-year high school reunion is coming up this summer. I was planning on attending when I received a vitriolic e-mail from one of my friends saying she’d rather be dipped in gasoline and set on fire before she went. The e-mail went on at length about how she hated everyone from our school and…

I wish I could remember whatever it was I did in a past life to deserve this one; it must have been hysterical.

A group of us went to lunch this past week and I was reminded again that there’s some special quality I possess that draws all the wrong attention. I’ve never been able to quite put my finger on it because I’m not someone who stands out in a crowd. As a would be suitor once…

I’m having to use the phone a lot these days thanks to our option period coming to an end with the house. I have to say that being on the phone is not something I enjoy. I hate the phone. We only have one in our house and it sits near the kitchen on the…

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…