Rotating the light bulbs and other chores
What a shame that Bill Cosby turned out to be a serial sexual predator (allegedly), because I really miss his parenting advice.
Honestly, I used to make a fair amount of my choices based on...
Soccer mom
So, what’s new with you?
(dramatic pause)
You may be unaware of this, but I am expressly forbidden to discuss politics in the Friars Hill Traffic Report anymore. Which is Such. A. Shame. Because, I would...
Getting it wrong
Remember that time, oh, about a week ago, when I was extolling how busy I was, but it was okay because I knew everything?
Yeah. Me too.
But here’s what I forgot to tell you: that...
In which the bar gets lowered all the way into the ground
Man, I miss Molly Ivins.
Ivins was a Dallas, TX, based political humorist who wrote for the Texas Observer, The New York Times, the Dallas Times Herald and finally, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She died...
Wash your face with kerosene
I love cosmetics!
Ever since I was a little girl, pretending a rhododendron leaf dipped in water was a makeup brush dusted with opalescent fluid, the power of beauty products has never been lost on...
Keep On and Ya Don’t Stop
I’ve got the musical taste of a 14-year-old. This is a good thing, because my daily travel companion is also 14.
We get down.
What’s great about an hour-long daily commute from Friars Hill to Greenbrier...
Gossip with Sources
Sometimes, when I’m feeling flip, I like to refer to the work I do as “gossip with sources.” In a way, it’s true, but it’s also pretty reductive and doesn’t really reflect the nuance...
Happy camper
My husband doesn’t know me. I swear, he thinks I’m a princess and our mattress has a pea underneath it. You know, he thinks I’m a delicate, feminine flower.
My mom thinks the same thing...
Howling at the Moon
Y’all want some dogs? How about some cats?
This morning, I was driving my teenager to school and I turned to her and said, “Do you realize that there are nine living things in our...