n. A government by women, especially at home. “…instead of being a subject to his Majesty George the Third, he was now a free citizen of the United States. Rip, in fact, was no politician; the changes of states and empires made but little impression on him; but there was one species of despotism under […]
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Month: December 2010
At my last job, one of the secretaries, Elaine, related this story about her husband: “One day he had decided to try to help with the housework. I came home from work and saw that he had made the bed. He did a terrible job and I laughed and laughed.” Then, there was kind of […]
We just got our Christmas card from my friend Kaleb and Mrs. Kaleb. Of course it has a picture of their baby on it. They have the World’s Most Adorable Baby, and they don’t want you to forget it. Every few months they find some occasion to send out a new card: Our New Baby! […]
n. South-African colloquialism for a hookah.
“How much caffeine is in that Excedrin? ‘Cuz I am trippin’ out right now! I never do caffeine!”
A couple Fridays ago at work we ordered Chinese from China Dragon; it had been a long week and we had taken a real beating and we deserved some takeout. Rob called to order our food at 11 a.m., and we waited. And waited. By noon they still hadn’t arrived. I was starved, but I […]
It’s Mrs. MadMan’s birthday today, and I have now known her for literally half her life.
I saw my wife for the first time.
Two years ago yesterday my TV died and this blog was born. I never thought I’d stick with it this long; I tend to have these creative bursts where I want to learn how to do something, and then once I learn it, I get bored and move on to something else. Once in a […]