Burping is my superpower. Actually, finding a baby’s burp and getting it out in the open is my superpower. When Alex was born, I wasn’t the smoothest of diaper changers, and to this day, if anyone hands me a baby, I hold my arms out and tiptoe like I’ve been asked to step on a… Continue reading Craft Alert: Oh, Baby! It’s a Burp Cloth
Plantus Erectus
A real kick in the plants followed us home from Hawaii. It was perfectly legal. We cleared the agriculture station and TSA, but inside the airport, past all the security, they allow a kiosk to sell some kind of very straight and tall species that charmed the plants off Nate. It’s called plumeria, and for… Continue reading Plantus Erectus
I Built LEGO Daffodils, and I Didn’t Hate It
Slide a fainting couch under me. I’ve opened an instructions booklet, and it has diagrams, numbers, and very few words. I just might roll down the stairs until I’m stopped by a pantry full of wine bottles. Or, I could take a deep breath and focus on the dapper LEGO daffodils on the box of… Continue reading I Built LEGO Daffodils, and I Didn’t Hate It
Cocaine Shark, the Movie: Side Effects and the Perfect Wine Pairing
Raging oceanic waters, teeming with coked-up sharks, are a sci-fi creator’s fever dream—I thought. But then Nate sent me this article: “Sharks in Brazil Test Positive for Cocaine, Say Scientists.” About thirteen sharks, off the city of Rio de Janeiro tested positive for cocaine, according to the article. And, upon further research, I discovered a… Continue reading Cocaine Shark, the Movie: Side Effects and the Perfect Wine Pairing
Hold My Book: Mushroom Bookmarks Save the Day (and My Place)
Books, beware. I like to color in the pages with notes and fold the edges of a good tome—like someone who’s seen things—and can’t remember them. Hence, the graffiti and street-cred origami. Actually, I’d really like to have nice things. Like books without creases or marks. It’s hard because my penchant for destruction is so… Continue reading Hold My Book: Mushroom Bookmarks Save the Day (and My Place)
Flavor of the Moment: Snack Obsession
If Hello Kitty and Pikachu opened a theme park, I’d expect my favorite rice cracker snacks to fall like star-shaped confetti from the sky. Or, they might be banned because of their spicy and addictive nature. Either way, I just can’t get enough of these cute and tasty treats. The “Hot Mate” rice cracker snacks… Continue reading Flavor of the Moment: Snack Obsession
Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun…Spirit of Shark Week
But is there a shark at the bottom of the glass? Always look before you take a sip—or a dip. Turquoise blue liquid and festive drink glasses look delightfully ominous. So is the Blue Hawaiian cocktail the recipe for disaster I can’t live without? Dreamy blue liquor + hot summer + impending Shark Week (Discovery… Continue reading Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun…Spirit of Shark Week
A Twinkie and a Doughnut Have My Back
I’ve turned to pastry products to boost my sinking spine. They say you are what you eat, and I’m just not myself without a doughnut on my seat. The doughnut is actually one of those circular-shaped pillows with the hole in the middle to support the tailbone, and the Twinkie is a Funko Plushies™ I… Continue reading A Twinkie and a Doughnut Have My Back
Craft Alert: Avocado Avalanche (Five-Minute Sticker Art)
Avocados migrate as wild packs of herds or flocks or avocolonies—or whatever the group name is—sometimes, to pursue artistic and leisurely endeavors. At least, that’s the impression a sticker pack gave me the other day. And, June is California Avocado Month, so I decided to freshen up the craft page with a little five-minute craft… Continue reading Craft Alert: Avocado Avalanche (Five-Minute Sticker Art)
Twenty-Five Years! Cheers with Beers!
In a fit of mathematical mayhem, I tried to factor our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary into an equation for which a popular wedding song at the time, “Livin’ la Vida Loca,” would be the answer. But I couldn’t get the numbers to add up. Me: Hey, Nate. You’re a math person, and I’m a literary analysis… Continue reading Twenty-Five Years! Cheers with Beers!
Fixin' Leaks and Leeks 