Our First Snow!
November 17, 2014

When we woke up this morning and looked out the window, we saw this: Smudge had this reaction. (If I'm being honest, that's pretty much...

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Brian Williams + Sugarhill Gang
February 20, 2014

When I was about 12 years old, I went roller skating at the Roller Roost II every weekend, and I was desperately in love with...

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All Hail Acroski
February 06, 2014

Today's installment of "Oh, man! I'm so excited about the Olympics!" brings you this video that was part of a report from The Week about...

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Dogshaming Meets Well Fed 2
November 27, 2013

As you know, instead of a dog that loves us unconditionally and wants nothing more than to snuggle up with us and please us at...

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How To Ruin Thanksgiving
November 23, 2013

I've told you about my sweet (funny, gorgeous) friend Hilah before — like that time we made Vampire Fighting Pork Stew together. In addition to...

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Get Fuzzy Wisdom
November 20, 2013

Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley is my favorite comic strip of all time. Bucky, the naughty cat, has been on a kick lately to become...

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Another Reason to Love Patrick Stewart
August 28, 2013

I am definitely on Team Picard in the Kirk vs. Picard debate, and I'm in the midst of a "re-watch ever episode of Start Trek:...

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I Love It / Me Want It
August 07, 2013

Every summer, I load up on "make-you-crazy-when-they-get-stuck-in-your-head" pop songs and build a playlist for the long stretches of 100+ degrees. This year, it includes "Alive"...

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How Animals Eat Their Food
April 12, 2013

This made me laugh really, really hard. Kangaroo might be my favorite. What's yours?

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Hair, There, Everywhere
March 13, 2013

I’m part of a casual writing group that meets once a month to share our writings on a particular topic. This month, our writing prompt...

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The Enchanted Broccoli Forest
January 09, 2013

Lest you think I'm some kind of kitchen wizard, I thought I'd share a tale of a colossal failure that took place in my oven...

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Nerd! Nerd! Nerd!
January 06, 2013

Santa brought me Nike+ Kinect Training for Christmas, and this morning, I completed the fitness assessment and tackled my first strength and cardio workouts. It...

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