Me Me Mea Culpa
When you don’t have kids, it is almost impossible to not be a little immature. A tad selfish. It isn’t our fault. Please don’t hold it against us. The fact is, we just never had our Ah-Ha Moment.
When you ha...
Miss Buttocks
Since our electricity in Annapolis goes out every time our neighbor sneezes too hard, we thought it would be a nice idea to get stranded at my brother-in-law Gary’s house for Super Bowl weekend rather ending u...
Trade you my Grand Wizard for your Goebbels
While visiting Pennsyltucky last weekend I had the good fortune of running into this gem. The article announces an upcoming auction of Nazi and Klan collectibles. Few things I found interesting:
1. Note the ...
What if the dairy products expired?
My husband is a bit of a worrier, and not having kids to worry about frees up a lot of time for him to worry about other things.
This by no means a comprehensive list.
10 Random Things Mike Actively Worri...
Banking Crisis
I hate going into banks. It isn’t just the long lines – it’s that intense uneasy feeling that comes from talking to people through five inch thick, bulletproof plastic. Your brain can’t help but do the math:
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Girl Serves Cup of “Shut the Hell Up” to Mother
Bronx, New York – 40 year-old Mary Bretton insists she never saw it coming. Early yesterday evening the daughter that Ms. Bretton had spent over 15 years raising told her in no uncertain terms that she should...
Beats the Hell out of Pixie Stix
Only a Kid-Free person could have come up with the idea of giving kids cocaine for tooth aches. Every parent knows a freaking powdered donut can make them hyper.
Just what you need--- a three and half f...
Yeah, but it’s no Toaster Beret
So I ran into this cute idea for chairs that keep scratching your floors.
Very cute, but I'm a little concerned now my ottoman will want a pashmina.
http://charlesandmarie.com/chair-personality-socks...
My Mother, the Informant
I like to play a little game with my mother called “Married, In Jail, or Dead.”
It goes like this: Mom calls me, and says: “Did you know a Mark Smith in grade school?”
At this point, I know “Mark Smith” i...
Electricity
I sat down at my keyboard yesterday and, almost immediately, heard the all too familiar BOOM! Of the electrical transformer blowing.
Lights out. *Poof* goes the power.
That’s ok, I think, trying to stay p...
Thong, thong, thong, thong, thong.
Lately, I’ve had an important question on my mind.
When are you too old to wear a thong?
40? 30? When your ass has official touched the back of your knees?
“When you just look ridiculous in them” isn’t...
Street Cred
Secretly, our family with children WANT us living the Kid-Free Life.
It doesn’t matter how many times in their younger days Mommy and Daddy woke up curled around a toilet wondering who the person they are hand...
Mike trumps my novel.
So I'm currently writing a novel, because I was SUPPOSED to be a famous writer, and then somewhere along the way I fell into that trap of actual making some money for a living. Mike has mixed feelings about the...
I’m married to a cartoon character.
Starting a blog because my husband is a cartoon character, my life is often like a sitcom, and because I wanted a place to collect all the things that happen to us. It occurred to me that many of the things tha...
While you pick up legos…
While you pick up legos, people living the Kid-Free Lifestyle spend hours taking humorous pictures of their dog.
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