Some people use a set of beliefs to guide their lives, maybe tenets or a code of ethics, perhaps commandments. I like to use policies. It sounds official, and yet at the same time open…
Date Archives March 2010
A few of my new favorite things, a list by the eater of entirely too much peanut butter
Almonds on salads Brian K. Vaughn’s Ex Machina series Ignoring I Will Dare like I don’t have anything to say Not turning on the lights until 7:30 Dan Connor Cheese, specifically Gouda lately Interpreting The…
Macaroni & Cheese you are my Everest
“I can’t even make banana bread there’s no way I could make meth,” I told Robert (of Inglorious Bastards/Bitches, my new writing group, fame) on Tuesday night. We were talking about how you get carded…
Still scary after all these years
For nearly twenty-five years, the story of Blackbriar haunted me. When I was in sixth grade, Mrs. Mullins read it out loud to our reading class. Even in the fully-lit classroom surrounded by kids the…
Probably the nicest thing I do all year that makes me want to kill people
I have survived my second Overnight Website Challenge. It is a Herculean task and you should be impressed. Be impressed damnit, I’m running on six hours of sleep after being awake for twenty-eight and a…
Financial advice from Liam, who will be five next week
“What are you doing?” Liam asked, his back to me while he played MarioKart. “I’m working,” I said. “Why do you work?” “Because I need money.” “It’s not all about money,” Liam said. “Oh,” I…