In my world, December 2025 went missing. It was last seen wearing good intentions, smelling faintly of cinnamon, pine, productivity, and personal fulfillment. I was expecting magic. Leisurely. Cozy. Special. I had plans. Big ones. With my ...

For the first time in years, I went to a baseball game yesterday. Anyone who knows me knows that I adore baseball, but I hadn’t been to a live game in what feels like forever. So when I saw that the Double-A team here in Chattanooga was playing on ...

I'm gonna leave this here for whenever it becomes necessary to use:.. Susie Riley, widely known for an impressive collection of dinosaur earrings, the complete inability to shut her damned mouth, and her shamelessly excessive use of exclamation ...

Hi, I'm Susie and I am a Post-It abuser. Actually, I started out as a Post-It addict. The relationship started so innocently, fueled by my dream of an organized life, where I would always remember what I needed to do, where I needed to go, ...

Yesterday, I fell deeply in love with this bag I found online. Ohmygawd that bag is fucking beautiful. But is it a bag or a basket? It's neither: it's a bagsket! ...

These days, the Presidential Race reminds me of a clown car: just when you think there couldn't possibly be any more candidates, out pop a few more. Which is good, I suppose, since a wide field presents lots of options... But the debates feel more ...

I've been living here in the San Diego area about three weeks. It's really nice and I am enjoying it for the most part... but it's not exactly what I was expecting. In fact, there are some oddities here that go far beyond the whole ...

If, for whatever reason (and there really are lots of good reasons) I were annointed and/or appointed in charge of, oh... EVERYTHING in the whole universe, things would be far happier. And easier. And funner. And fairer. And friendlier. LOTS. For ...

About three years ago, Rick and I decided to explore where in the world we'd be willing to live, if we could live anywhere. Primarily because it turns out we really can live just about anywhere, given both our jobs. And since we'd planned on ...

A few months back, I read an interesting article on a website about the ten best ways to engage readers with your blog that, ironically, received no comments.  It got me thinking... About that spam email I received on custom-made dentures: I mean, ...