Bring me my brown pants! Building up a good villain is one of the most important parts to a story because otherwise, your protagonist—no matter how charming and funny and cool—will have no dragon to slay. Winning an unwinnable war is what makes someone a hero, whether that war is ...
No offense, but when you hear stories about such people complaining vociferously about the lack of French toast in Parisian bistros it quickly makes you realize that perhaps you should take their opinions with a grain of salt. So my research relied mostly on well respected travel publications. ...
I would say just about everyone agreed the desserts were the absolute standout at Cake de Partie, which when you think about it, makes perfect sense. Another
Huge metal panels shot up from below and clicked into place over the window, swallowing me in complete darkness. The house was…transforming. It didn’t matter if we got caught any more. We had to get out of here. I shoved the closet doors open and turned on my flashlight. Scarlett cr...
That brings me to the whole food thing. Here I am sitting about three feet away from first class with that imaginary wall made of cheap polyester fabric separating me from a reheated meal. Instead, they offer me a beverage along with a list of prepackaged garbage food to purchase, while ...
Well, those spots also have “Stop on red HERE” signs with an arrow pointing to the stop line. So, one fine morning, already frustrated due to the idiot drivers here, a woman comes to a stop at the line on red. Fine. Then she doesn’t go. And doesn’t go. And doesn’t go!
Me: “Let me understand this – you stuck a metal spoon in a running blender?” Mom: “It slipped out of my hand. I tried to clean everything up – it was on the walls, the floors, the cabinet doors, everything. And it broke the container part of the blender. The spoon got stu...
Near the falls I spotted a metal plaque, dog paws imprinted in brass. No sign of the significance but with all the padded prints in the sands, it seemed likely a paid tribute to the four legged who had gone on before. Passing by a dainty little chapel in the woods, Yosemite Valley ...
Turns out that when I moved the seat back, the metal pan under the seat shorted out the house battery terminals. The seller was shorter than me and never moved the seat… We also had a terrifying incident where a child hit US while we were test driving a van. I was driving slowly ...
I walked Wee Jamie every morning, pushing the cheap Cocomelon-themed folding stroller that we keep in Thing’s trunk for emergencies. The weather was cool, in comparison to late May in Texas – no need for air conditioning and closed windows and doors. We went to the LA County Arboretum ...