Lucydog absolutely will not let me cut her toenails. The few times I’ve managed to succeed at trimming her nails, I’ve either had to sit on top of her or…
Is your house on fire, Clark?
I have a thing colorful, somewhat tacky Christmas decorations. I think I have a gene for it, because my Christmas decor style isn’t too unlike my mother’s. My mother and…
Seven for all modern kind
Gasp. A meme. Blast the person who tagged me for this one. Kidding, kidding. Allie at Allie’s Answers put me on the list to do the seven things meme that’s…
More cowbell
The Modern Beau doesn’t want you to know that he’s one of those people who run in marathons. But after completing his first this weekend he’s already talking about which one…
The Great CD Reorganization of 2008
A year ago I was still essentially living in one city while working in another some 200 miles away, which is to say I payed a mortgage at one place…
Confessions of an ex-sorority gal
Modern Friends, I have a confession to make which I’ve never shared with you before: The Modern Gal was in a sorority in college. I know, gasp, a number of…
Fuelly revisited
About three months ago, I mentioned I’d signed up for the gas-consumption tracking site Fuelly.com. Since then I’ve been meticulously tracking every one of Elvis One’s fillups to get a…
Back in business
I heard something recently about a report that found that happy people are able to focus on the big picture of life while unhappy people are plagued by tunnel vision….
The Modern Gal’s Black Friday
Well, The Modern Mom and I did our Black Friday shopping today. I didn’t buy a lot, a couple of gifts and one REALLY BIG THING for myself: Yes, that’s…
The audacity of Christmas hope?
As I was driving home through the ‘hood today, I noticed that another two houses had their Christmas lights up and their Christmas trees decorated with care (yes, I peek…
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