Wednesday
May152013

before (and during sleep) 11: buffalo wings and a few thoughts

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Mrs. G. couldn't fall asleep last night because she was amped up about crashing to her fiery death flying, so she climbed out of bed and went and parked it on the couch to watch what she calls televised Ambien: Law & Order.

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Wednesday
May152013

Commencement

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Mrs. G, her family and a big ass box of Kleenex are headed to Boston! See you next week.
Wednesday
May152013

The Answer Broad: Same Bride, Multiple Weddings

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If there is a problem, yo, I’ll solve it. Or at least write thoughtfully about it.

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Friday
May102013

Full Confessional Friday!

Old Fashioned Clothes Pin On Clothesline

Photo by Pink Sherbert Photography

Be it Venial or Mortal (there's no escaping Original), we've all got secrets -- light, dark, funny, sad -- worth bringing to light. The act of confession can be liberating, mollifying and entertaining. Contrition? Repentance? A shot of Tequila? That's your call, sister.  

 

Thursday
May092013

The Considerably Above Average Average Joe by Aaryn Belfer

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Last weekend, my little family and I went for some soul food at a local spot called Sister Pee Wee’s. The 10-counter-seat joint has been in business for 51 years, and though her youngest son (“the fat one”) does most of the cooking now, Sister Pee Wee is always behind the counter.

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Thursday
May092013

Slow Cook Thursday...Brought to you By Anne F.

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I was born in Groton, Connecticut. I only lived there a short time because my father graduated from Naval Submarine School the week after I was born, and headed to a boat in the Pacific. My mother and I flew to California several days later. Throughout my childhood, our family moved whenever my father got orders---every 9 months, or so. By the time I graduated from high school, I had lived in 18 houses and attended 21 schools. In 1984, I got married to David and settled down—geographically, anyway—in the Seattle area. We’ve lived in the same house ever since...

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Wednesday
May082013

Skateland, Part One: Saturday Salvation

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Mrs. G's Catholic grade school was sometimes as confining as the securely fastened top button of the regulation white, peter pan collared shirt which took shelter beneath her below-the-knee plaid jumper.

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Wednesday
May082013

The Answer Broad: How to Talk About Aunt Flo

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If there is a problem, yo, I’ll solve it. Or at least write thoughtfully about it.

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