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  • The Tell-Tale Snack

    The Tell-Tale Snack

    There are a few dessert items I do my best not to buy. It’s not because I don’t like them—quite the opposite—I will not rest until there are no detectable crumbs left inside or outside the packaging. I can compare the madness only to Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.” I know that’s hella dramatic, but I…

  • We Have Gifts!

    We Have Gifts!

    Everyone has gifts. Some are useful and others are just plain amusing. Although the useful ones may help us live our lives more efficiently or creatively, the latter is more interesting.

  • Optimism and cat photos

    Optimism and cat photos

    I’ve been taking photos of my cats since I had to buy real film for my cheap little Kodak. There was no reviewing and deleting photos. I was damn lucky to get ONE decent photo out of the bunch. I knew this, and still I ordered doubles every.single.time. Why? Because I lived in a world…

  • Books, neighbors, and an audition at the mall

    Books, neighbors, and an audition at the mall

    When I was ten years old, I was desperate to audition for a kids’ variety show that was part of an afternoon cartoon program I watched in Atlanta. I think it was called The Good Time Gang. I had no idea what my audition piece would be, but it was gonna be a real showstopper.…

  • Insomnia, Golden Girls, and a beef

    Insomnia, Golden Girls, and a beef

    I experience semi-regular bouts of insomnia, and classic TV seems to be the cure. There’s something comforting about watching characters and storylines I grew up with — they’re like old friends.  Lately, I’ve been rewatching (for the eleventy billionth time) episodes of The Golden Girls. Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia are my late night buddies…

  • Frustrating comfort, and the Zen of jigsaw puzzles

    Frustrating comfort, and the Zen of jigsaw puzzles

    I’ve always enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, but found myself annoyed when I couldn’t complete one in a single sitting. Plus, if there were sections similar in color or texture, I’d kinda lose my damn mind. So naturally, I took on a 550-piece puzzle of edge-to-edge Lake Superior agates. All agates, all the time. This puzzle featured…

  • Notes to Myself from Pre-Isolation Me

    Notes to Myself from Pre-Isolation Me

    Here we are, in week 8379459 of isolation. Some people are working from home, we’re eating spaghetti with our hands, and we look like we’ve just returned from a student haircut at the Cousin It School of Cosmetology. Really, who could have predicted our lives would look like this? And we’re all figuring stuff out…

  • Farewell, Paws Rewind — Hello, Feminine Hijinx — PR070

    Farewell, Paws Rewind — Hello, Feminine Hijinx — PR070

    On our final installment of Paws Rewind, we recall favorite episodes and the moments that gave us the biggest belly laughs. Following nostalgic talk about nostalgia, we offer an exclusive preview of our new podcast, Feminine Hijinx, where we reinvent the other side of 40 with sass, crass, and kicking ass. Listen in for the…

  • Mötley Crüe’s “The Dirt,” Cats, and More — PR069

    Mötley Crüe’s “The Dirt,” Cats, and More — PR069

    We go digging in The Dirt with Mötley Crüe this week on Paws Rewind. Have you seen the Netflix movie or read the book? You should — but only if you have a strong stomach. We dish the, um, details of life as an L.A. rock band back in the day. Also featured: run-ins with…

  • She’s Having a Baby, Bacon Numbers, and Cats — PR067

    She’s Having a Baby, Bacon Numbers, and Cats — PR067

    In honor of Labor Day, we’re dishing about the 1988 John Hughes rom-com, She’s Having a Baby starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern — and have very different opinions. Speaking of Kevin, what’s your Bacon number? Also included: fear of spiders, and birthin’ pets.