Comparing pain is like comparing painters

September 19, 2021

There’s a debate that’s been going on for many, many years. Perhaps decades. Shoot, I don’t know, maybe even centuries? It has to do with pain tolerance and who does it better, boys or girls. Hmm. If I’ve heard this quote once, I’ve heard it a thousand times — and I am, for once, NOT exaggerating for a laugh. Not that I’m above that sorta thing. Making y’all smile and chuckle, kinda my jam. I digress. The long-standing claim in question is this: If men had to go through childbirth, humanity would become extinct. Sigh. Women make this bold statement all the ...

Pondering stuff that only Italians will get

September 12, 2021

I was chatting with my bella cousin Mary Ann recently. Oh, bella means beautiful, for y’all non-Italians, BT dubs. Anyway, my cugina (come on now, you can figure that one out on your own, no?) and I were waxing nostalgic, philosophical, political and flipping hysterical as we laughed and talked and sipped our coffee. And it was while we both enjoyed what Pop always called “una tazza de cafe” that we realized that we have some kooky coffee customs in common. Quirky cousins. Correction, semi-pazzo (aka, crazy) Italian cousins — we are an odd lot. We have some shared traits, ...

Cheers to 26 years of holding that cute guy’s hand

September 5, 2021

I’ve learned a lot of stuff in my 53 years circling the sun. Some of it really, really helpful. Some of it I immediately filed into the BFI dumpster, yo. But most of it accumulated over the last 26 years, since I married that cute boy with the adorable smile on Sept. 2, 1995. When you ...

What’s cool about mice in the kitchen? Nothing

August 29, 2021

You know what’s really cool about finding a mouse in your house? Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zip. Niente — that would be Italian for nuttin’. I know, I know. People think mice are cute. You know, because they’re all furry and fuzzy and squeaky. Hmpf. Plus, they’ve got those adorably ...

Next stop for college kid’s mom — Mayberyville

August 22, 2021

The thing about sending your kid back to college after spending an extended spring / summer / COVID break with him is... well, I don’t wanna. Loud, exaggerated HMPF. Er, maybe even supersonic SIGH. OK, fine, big old snotty SNIFF. All right, ya got me already — heaving SOBS of sadness, ...

Raiders of rudeness trigger spasms of sarcasm

August 15, 2021

It’s funny how brave the humans are sometimes. And when I say brave, I am, of course, being snarky as snot. Wait, can snot be snarky? Hmm. How about slimy as snot? Slippery as snot? Stinky as snot? BAM. I’m totally being stinky as snot. My main point is this: There is many an ...