If I Tell People I’m A Lesbian, Can I Go Gaybashing?

You’d think I’d know better. You’d think I’d be smarter than a two year old, who knows not to touch the hot stove once it has already burned her. Or smarter than my dogs, who know not to chew my shoes after that first loud “NO” and water-squirt. But I am not that smart. Even [...]

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And They Shall Travel On To Where The Two Become As One

Nineteen years ago, right about now, I was standing barefoot in my parents’ west lawn wiping down tables. My father had shouted at me to get up and help, because I wasn’t to lie about like the Queen of the May. There was a lot of work to be done. We were having a party [...]

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Nicknames For The New Kid

I have to give everything in my life nicknames. If I really love you chances are you have at least 3. The ones who live with me usually have an even dozen–for starters. To that end I’ve collected the few nicknames our new Gob has gotten. Some are good. Others not so good. You just [...]

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The Island Of The Good Christian Dog Mother

It’s been the sort of week I think most people dread. So far there has been no great tragedy. No relative has been hit by a train while trying to rescue a hat. No jobs have been lost or grave illnesses diagnosed. Knock wood. But there has been a theme of stuckness. Of blockage. Two [...]

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Lesbians

I don’t know why, but I seem to be in some sort of valley heavily populated with lesbians. Two of the books I’m reading feature lesbian sex; the women aren’t lesbians, per se, but they engage in the occasional girl-on-girl action. Add to that the random TV shows, movies and magazine covers that have come [...]

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Why Am I Fascinated By Gross Things?

My uncle, when he was a teenager, took over a corner of my grandparents’ basement to practice his hobby of taxidermy. They lived on a farm and he would spend large chunks of his free time gutting, stuffing and mounting various animals. He grew up to be a surgeon of some renown. I’ve never had [...]

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Don’t Adopt A Shelter Dog

The vast numbers of complaints I’ve had about this post intrigue me. I wonder how many people actually read the whole thing, and how many made up their minds about what I was going to say based on the title and just skipped the 500 words to fire off a comment. So I’m adding some [...]

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Why So—Oh Nevermind.

While I like to come up with catchy blog titles, I don’t have the energy for one right now. And I was gonna try to drum one up, but the mere fact that I’m trying to reference a 2 year old movie is beyond lame. Three weeks ago I turned 40. That’s supposed to be [...]

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I’m Not A Sapper, But I’ll Go Into This Minefield

This is a hard post to write, because it will upset my parents.  And I do not like to upset my parents.  At all.  (Even though I frequently do so.) It’ll doubtless upset other people too, for a variety of reasons. But it’s a touchy subject that I feel I have to deal with as [...]

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