I am completely embarrassed and humiliated to admit that the previously shared mouse story has become a full-blown Situation. Embarrassed because it’s easy to assume the presence of mice is…
The creatures were stirring
Another month or two has gone by, and I haven’t written a single post. I miss writing here so much but am hamstrung by my brain when it comes to…
Adjustments
I turned in my company-issued Blackberry yesterday, which means I’m down to my one and only iPhone. For about four years, I’ve double-fisted phones in an effort to keep work…
Merry Leap Day
Four years ago, back in the days when I posted to this blog not once but twice daily (those were the days), I decided to do 29 new things on…
There was more than one turtle present at the birth of Jesus
I successfully completed my pre-Christmas staycation this afternoon. I’ve seen two movies since I last posted, got a pedicure and baked some Christmas treats. Doggie Christmas treats, that is. You…
A Christmas-themed staycation
Thanks for all the comments on that last post, both supporting and contrary. That post came off a little grinchy, so I’m going to stick to photos of Christmas cheer…
Mr. Wigglebottom, I presume
It’s Saturday. You need something adorable in your life. Allow me to introduce you to Mr. Hamilton Wesley Wigglebottom. He’s a 6-month-old French Bulldog. He’s not mine, but I wish…
I see a red room and I want it painted grey
What happens when The Modern Gal has to work intermittently all weekend and therefore becomes fairly antisocial? This: Exciting, no? The hundred-year-old house that the Modern Love Machine and I…
Paul Rudd’s amateur days
I haven’t seen Dinner for Schmucks yet, but I have seen this latest discovery into Paul Rudd’s on-camera history. Paul Rudd: Bat Mitzvah DJ from Jewish Forward on Vimeo. Why…