Category: daily drivel
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just dandy
Yardwork forever! This is the time of year when all the stuff in the yard — grass, trees, shrubs, weeds, and oh my dear god the dandelions! — grows in a mad orgy. Sometimes they seem to be trying to bust out of the bounds of our yard and take over the neighborhood, which they would easily… Read.
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oink
There were thousands of people getting ready for a big parade down Monona Drive this morning, not just the people from Monona but also from Madison, Sun Prairie, Stoughton, McFarland, Verona, you name it. People come from far and wide to see the Memorial Day parade in Monona, one of the biggest in Wisconsin, from… Read.
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Becks
Just hangin’ out with some friends … Read.
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headless
What the hell is this headless dancing thing, besides an abomination of nature? I haven’t been able to figure it out, because if you google “headless dancing thing” you get one of the most weirdly entertaining collection of photos – really, I had no idea there were so many snapshots and videos of headless dancing… Read.
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effulgence
I was looking at the morning sky outside the dining room window just now and thinking, it gets light so early now. The endless nights of that last awful winter are still haunting my memory, yet somehow it’s almost June already. My Darling B is putting in her garden, which means soon we’ll be eating… Read.
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boil it
I have been in charge of cleaning up the rice cooker for almost ten years, but only last night did I discover the secret to easily scrubbing out the crud that sticks to the sides of the pot like the snot of Satan: boiling water. I’ve tried various soaps and scouring pads, brushes, acids and… Read.
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crash
The Lost Continent Railway had its first visitors last Saturday, my cousin Carrie’s three boys, who are possibly into trains more than I am. Every one of them was wearing a train-themed t-shirt, and the oldest boy had an engineer’s cap (gotta get me one of those, no matter how dorky it makes me look). … Read.
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moj brat
Today is Pete’s birthday. Pete is my brother. I almost never remember to do anything about celebrating Pete’s birthday because my brain is usually so preoccupied with shiny distractions that it sneaks up on me and flashes by so fast that I don’t think about it until after when I guiltily consider sending him a… Read.
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fishy
It’s Friday, so fish fry because Wisconsin. That is possibly the least grammatical and, at the same time, most perfectly grammatical sentence I have ever written. Read.
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Fritos
All I needed was eight bags of Fritos, the snack-size bags that you can grab off the shelf at the gas station. I thought I could get them at the local Copps store down the corner because it’s just down the road and, well, because it’s a grocery store. Seemed like a no-brainer. But no… Read.
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