This is either a loaded question or a risky proposition, but I need a vote on this one. A Karen rating scale. Here’s the story. I made an appointment with my Nissan dealer to have my oil changed, tires rotated, and to get new windshield wipers. It was pretty much a regular maintenance thing for my 60,000 mile SUV. Past experience was that the visit … Continue reading Rate my Level of Karen
I live in Minnesota. It is cold during the winter. Really cold. And tires on a car, in case you didn’t know, like to deflate a bit when they are cold. Apparently, it’s important to have the air pressure in your tires correct. Not only that, but the annoying tire pressure warning light will not go off until you fix your problem. Two science-y bits … Continue reading You’re Charging for Air?
Read without fear. I’ll give you warning before I launch spoilers. And FYI, it’s not a complete list – just those movies I got to. BARBIE ⭐⭐⭐ My adult daughter and her friends loved this movie and I’d seen enough of the clips to understand that it was going to be clever and amusing. And it was. The opening was hilarious. The first time we … Continue reading 2024 Golden Globe Nominee Reviews
Thank you, San Francisco Writers’ Grotto for the writing prompt and to my friend, Jane, for the inspiration. Write a story in which each sentence will begin with a different letter of the alphabet, beginning with the letter A, and moving sequentially, i.e., B, C, D, and so forth. A single Cheeto lay on the stoop in front of my front door. Baffling and profoundly … Continue reading Middle of the Night Writing Exercise.
Is anyone else skeeved out by the Lume girl? Her weirdly sweaty face with her cocked head leaning into the camera smiling like someone jacked up on Mountain Dew talking about a deodorant for special girl places creeps the shit out of me. I assumed the expensive product I didn’t know we needed was for all those yoga enthusiasts, but it’s not an antiperspirant. And … Continue reading Commercials and Songs Making Me Crazy (and a few good ones, too)
This was a writing prompt I came across while procrastinating on my latest WIP (work in progress). My book/WIP needs a warehouse filled with whiteboards and a medicated staff to untangle the discombobulated thought streams my brain shot out on the active storylines. So I thought this writing prompt might clear away the clutter in my brain. But the prompt says “item”. What’s an item? … Continue reading What item in your house are you most grateful for? (And why I picked Cheese Can.)
First off, you’re probably not an idiot. So remind yourself of that often during your writing journey. Second, I wrote this while heavily intoxicated on a cocktail of binge-watching three seasons of House and then experiencing a total tech meltdown. Step into my cage of honesty and rage. You’ve been warned. I’m a writer. That’s really all I want to do. Write my stories. And … Continue reading Email Marketing for Idiot Writers
We’re gearing up for the Oscars in my house, and that means we try to watch the nominated movies so we can have an opinion and a more thorough enjoyment of the experience. I made up a list of some of the movies and where to stream them and put it next to my husband’s favorite viewing chair. He’s usually on board with this annual … Continue reading Hollywood. You’re Killing Me.
To me. It began with a breezy launch. One day, my sweet adult daughter, whose head was constantly in her phone showed me what she was playing, and I downloaded the app too. Maybe it was my subconscious or my naturally devious thought process that had me do it, but either way, the lure of the game and enticement of tutoring me got my baby … Continue reading Farmville 2 Country Escape is Dangerous
Once more it’s the middle of the night, and I’m awake after only three hours of sleep with a body temperature of about 110 degrees. And even though I should try to go back to sleep, what I usually do instead, is first adjust the damn thermostat to make sure it’s as cold as possible, then watch television. My theory on that has been that … Continue reading PB&J Love
