Hi Darling Ones, Why is it that our grandest triumphs and greatest tragedies seem to go hand in hand? Do we need one to properly appreciate the other? Is this how we gain perspective? Should I start with the good news or the bad news? Probably the good since that has uncovered the bad. Remember my derelict ice maker that likes to break all the…
Dear Amy, Hi. Just so you know I’m writing to you specifically, let me quickly list all the Amys you are not. You are neither of the two tea lady Amys. You are not my college BFF Amy, my first college newspaper editor Amy, nor the college Amy who fucked that rando in my bed after a party I had at my place on Gilbert….
Hi Darling Ones, After a seven-month absence I am very displeased to announce the return of my period. Six days ago. It’s still going strong, with zero signs of letting up. This is a real deal, crime scene in my underpants, cramps, cravings, and murder on my mind kind of period. Not the kind of spotty, wimpy, last gasps of an aging uterus my previous…
Hello Darling Ones, It should come as no surprise that it seems The Current, and probably MPR (Minnesota Public Radio, of which The Current is a part of) in general, has a woman problem. And this problem is they do not value are made by women, specifically the art or work the women in their organization do. I feel pretty comfortable making that statement. I…
Hi Darling Ones, I’m going to attempt to do my very best to adequately communicate how very much a person I do not know means to me and has meant to me throughout my life. I’m also going to try not to cry while doing this because Sister #2 in here from Portland and using my dining room to conduct academic affairs or some such…
Happy Religious Observations Weekend, Darling Ones. For the first time in recent memory I was able to successfully cancel Easter. I didn’t have it in me. Not in a sad or angry way. I just didn’t wanna, and so I didn’t. BFK tried to lure me to her house for Sunday brunch with promises of cinnamon rolls and eggs, but having cancelled Easter with my…
Hey Darling Ones, I had a Zoom today. Is that a proper noun yet? Are they Zoom calls? Video chats? Is the proper terminology “I zoomed today”? Can we get the Chicago Manual of Style to make a ruling that I will promptly ignore? I have been Zooming my ass off lately because I’m a very important business lady who does the business all the…
Hi Darling Ones, Today I had to check in three different times with three different people as to what day of the week it was. A lot of things happened for a Monday. I folded & put away an entire load of laundry that I washed yesterday. Usually it lives in the dryer for at least three days. I showered and put on my new…
Hi Darling Ones, I’m not sure if it’s a generational thing or it’s a jodirational thing, but every time I think about my taxes Uncle Pennybags from Monopoly pops into my head and narrates all my taxation thoughts with various images from the Community Chest and Chance cards. This is probably because Monopoly was my first experience of taxes. The other day before I had…
Hello Darling Ones, At some point tomorrow, my web host is moving the server to a new place. They’re picking that machine up, buckling it into a booster seat, and carefully driving it to its new home where it will be lovingly placed in a bassinet. At least I think that’s what the email said. There were a lot of boring words in a tiny…
