Ellis has a boyfriend – sorta. She denies it to me but tells her sister she does. It’s good to know that the “keeping secrets from dad” thing starts at 4. She is finally trying to sleep in her own bed at night – despite her father’s warnings that “It’s probably cold and...
I kinda sorta walked away from the Church in my young twenties. Didn’t run. Wasn’t drawn away by some irresistible force. It just kinda happened. Then, in the Spring of 2005, like a two-by-four between the eyes, I did an about face and ran back. Fortunately, there was a priest...
And yes,usufructis an actual word. It refers to the temporary legal right to use and enjoy the fruits or profits of something belonging to another. It’s from the Latinusus(meaning ‘use’) andfructus(meaning ‘fruit’). Let’s say your daddy dies and leaves you everything, including th...
“Break me into pieces / You can choose the color of my fate / Long as we can keep this / You can have it all again,” she coos to her late-night lover who responds with the sorta dirty, kinda sweet, “Taking my love / Baby I’m so deep now.” Then, inexplicably (unless you...
Theydidkinda sorta mention it… You bet your ass there was a ‘discussion’. I’m speculating here but, ‘Get those chavs off my bloody land!’ is the way I imagine it unfolding… 5. The fact that our ‘consultation’ was more of an insulting con. ...
—and, yes, a birdie was involved. Sorry. I sorta thought claiming a hockey injury would give me that macho vibe, like Ernie Hemingway or Ian Fleming. Bonus BookReview: Stealing God and Other Stories by Bruce McAllister This review was originally posted on Goodreads, but I figured I’d ...
I need one that’s like a foot long for bird photos because no matter how sneaky I am, those buggers hear or see me (“stealthy” will never be a word used to describe me. More like “bull in a china shop”) and take off well before I am in any kind of decent range. I ...
I’ve just been digging through a bit of old stuff in the CD collection and I foundGeneration X,Billy Idol‘s band before he did solo stuff. Sorta punk, but better in my opinion: Some good tunes on here, have a listen. Before that I was on a bit ofDeath Magnetic Metallica– maybe...
was dark. Alice was not an early riser. For a moment or two, Dana jogged in place as she glanced at the window, remembering how cute Alice looked waking up in the morning, how she'd yawn and wrinkle up her nose, stretch, and greet the morning with the cheerful word, "Motherfucker....