Here's a quick question for you to use on unsuspecting friends at cocktail parties: What do Kevlar, engine mufflers, disposable cell phones, rotary engines, submarine lamps and telescopes, circular saws, elevated railways, medical syringes, windshield wipers, disposable diapers, fire escapes, and li...

I am tired. Today, I walked 8.7 miles, give or take a little. Today, I bowled 10 frames with a semidecent score (for me). If someone had told me four years ago, four months ago or even four weeks ago that I would be slapping out high fives at a bowling alley, I would have shaken my head in derision....

High dingbat quotient today. I just can't let this one go: Someone named Tom Frame has written in the Sydney Morning Herald that Darwinists should be "honest" with everyone: The problem I face is weariness with science-based dialogue partners like Richard Dawkins. It surprises me he is not chided fo...

Yes, I used the word "God." Pretend that it means "Going Out for Dinner," which also may as well not exist these days. I must admit that in this instance, the expression has a certain ring to it. Dear GOD that man is an idiot. Dear GOD I didn't need to read that when I'm trying to suppress my nacho/...

I've been completely spoiled rotten lately.  So much love and generosity has come my way and boy do I feel like one lucky woman.  I celebrated my birthday last week and although I was quiet about it here, I received many email wishes thanks to my dear friend Jen who sent so many frie...

I meant to go to bed early. I actually went back to my bedroom to grab my pajamas because I wanted a long, hot shower with steam scented like mangoes, a shower with suds and bubbles and water that ran until the water turned cold and then I'd slather on thick, creamy body butter with hints of plum or...

Joe the unlicensed Plumber on what used to happen to traitors and libruhls 'n such "back in the day": Yeah, well, let me tell you something. Back in the day, plumbers didn't write wussie books and give femmy book-signings (such as they are). Back in the day, kids that grew up to be the people that t...

Verge o' tears. That's my new address: Firmly planted on the verge o' tears. It all started in our little library in the basement of the church, reading my first prisoner letter of the day. Actually, it all started in my apartment when I fit into a smaller pair of jeans that rested somewhere that je...

I am not a good person. I wasn't born with a heart of gold or angel's wings. I'm not a godsend. Before giving someone the shirt off my back, I stop to consider what I'm wearing underneath. Of the seven deadly sins, of lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride, I generally suffer from one, ...

My friend Debby started meditating a few days ago and it has inspired me to do the same.Actually, my thought was more towards "that bitch ain't gonna find peace before I do!"...