The Bundy/Manson Factor

November 29, 2009

One of the reasons for my conscious decision not to actively HUNT for a mate… A few years ago, I was flipping through a book Ann Rule had written about a friend of hers, The Stranger Beside Me, and the pictures struck me. Those eyes! Hot! Manson has them too. And so did ex-boyfriends X, [...]

Happy Belated National Annual Bulimia Day

November 27, 2009

For once, I’m extremely proud of myself for not dangling my uvula with the tip of my index finger. This is due to my inhuman level of self-restraint. Forcing vomit production on this particular Thursday in November had become the norm, either that or allow my stomach and esophagus to split. Not this year. No toilet-hovering for [...]

My Own Private Wrestlemania

November 23, 2009

Last week, I strung together words in an unforgivable sequence. I said to my nine year old, sixty-pound daughter, “You’re right. You are not allowed to join the wrestling league because you’re a girl.” A mostly male organization, but also open to females, if any dare. As if the hypocrisy and shame of this statement [...]

The defense for my Twilight fascination

November 19, 2009

The defense of this posting may arrive at a later date. This weekend a friend of mine noticed the Twilight poster pinned to my daughter’s bedroom door and said, “Twilight? You? Really? That’s trendy.”  So I’ve been experiencing the need to explain. Okay. Here it goes. The poster technically belongs to my daughter because it’s on her [...]