All-Consuming
There are times when I start thinking about something and then I can’t stop thinking about it, I get obsessive. And OCD of sorts. No, I’m not a freakish hand-washer or locked-door checker. I […]
Distractions
APB On a Missing Table Skirt
I am old. It's official. I just wrote (ok, emailed–I'm not 80) a letter to the editor of The Gresham Outlook, my hometown paper. And it's not as if I don't have a million genuinely […]
Scoot Over
If two’s a trend, then scooting dogs with anal gland issues are all the rage. I was first mesmerized a few months ago by peculiar Stanley Steemer ad where a mom gets so wound up […]
Rainbow Coalition
As much as I’m biased against the unshakable ‘80s fetishization in fashion and music, I am excited to see ‘80s make up colors being produced by drugstore brands. I loved rainbow-hued makeup in middle school […]
Name That Animal
I really kind of love the Colombian hostage release story. I guess because I’m fascinated/horrified by being held captive for such extended periods of time. (I’m still not over that Austrian woman held prisoner by […]
Looking for the Silver Lining
First it was chain restaurants, today The Times taps into another of my fixations with “New Math for Men: Subtract Just a Little Gray,” complete with a how to lesson. Yes, men enjoy holding onto […]
A Little Ray of Sunshine
I’ve always had a fascination/repulsion with sea creatures because they’re so damn creepy. Whales have always given me the heebies, nessie goes without in saying. In the ‘90s it was manatees. Natural bodies of water […]
Long Overdue
Who knew there was a market for two California public library staff (the librarian in me must point out that one is by a librarian while the other is by a library assistant. This is […]
I Heart Bit Parts
I don’t care if I get made fun of for watching dork/dude shows (I do draw the line at the new unsexy Star Trek which I unwillingly watched four episodes of this weekend) because Sarah […]
But Could They Make Marmaduke Funny?
Ok, I hate internet memes, and I just decried viral videos the other day but I have to make an exception for Lasagna Cat. I thought these were simply videos of people acting out Garfield […]