A conversation with my mother

Me: “Hi Mama. I’m excited to come home this weekend for Daddy’s birthday.” Mama: “Me too. We are going to have so much fun.” Me: “What time will we be celebrating tomorrow? For lunch or dinner?” Mama: “Well, you’re Daddy’s going to be blowing up a beaver dam tomorrow night, so dinner’s out.” [Pregnant pause…] Me: “What are the odds that a beaver dam crops up in not one but

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Singled out for being single

The fine folks over at “Single Roots” asked me to write a post for them this month.  One of their fearless leaders, Jessica, gave me a topic to write about.  I appreciated the boundaries because sometimes there’s so much in my head that it’s hard to streamline my thoughts.  When I finally sat down to write the piece, I ended up with a pretty funny story that was nowhere near

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Bachelor Recap: I Know What Love Is, What’s It To You?

So there I was sitting on my red and white gingham ottoman, shouting a hearty “AMEN” when my friend Susan offered up some pretty solid advice to The Model: “I think when you quote Charlie Sheen, it’s a red flag.” Exactly. Courtney’s tendency to wander around the mansion with a glass full of wine in one hand and constant pawing and twisting of her model hair with the other muttering,

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Bachelor Ben Recap: Episode 4

The recap will be up later.  I’m headed out right now to go spelunking in my darling yellow string bikini and won’t be back until this afternoon. If you’re interested in the mixed tape playlist I created based on last night’s episode, feel free to head on over to Huffington Post (HERE) and share your song choices in the comment section. On a separate note, does anyone know where I

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