My mom grew up in a tiny green house near a creek in Savage, Minnesota. The house was across from the street from the elementary school baseball field and only had three bedrooms. Six kids…
Date Archives August 2009
When Will My Childhood be Repackaged & Resold to Me Like They Do to the Boys?
When is Hollywood going to do a live-action version of Jem, repackaged and spiffed up for Gen-X women? They seem to spend all their time making big-budget live-action versions of the stuff boys like —…
I Kill Giants
Barbara Thorson’s got a few problems. She’s a smart and smartass weirdo fifth grader with big glasses, problems at home, a fondness for funky head gear, mostly of the animal ear variety — bunny, mouse,…
Aunt Jodi’s Supergenius Daycare
We eat cereal for lunch: Though sometimes we make our own pizzas: And then we do crafts:
Some notes on the morning
The great paradox of my life? I balk at paying $6 for a bag of coffee that makes countless cups of coffee, but don’t bat an eyelash at paying $5 for a single cup. Shakopee…