How to Motivate Yourself to Exercise
All right. I’m just going to come right out and say it. Exercising on purpose stinks. It’s one thing to be twelve years old and […]
Welcome to The Little Blog on the Prairie
Okay, so I've been out trolling the blog-o-sphere (which, by the way, sounds like an amusement park ride), and I've noticed something. I have a […]
I Don’t Drink – A Very Dry Tale
Once upon a time there was a little girl who never in her whole life had had a drink. Well, she'd had a drink–she'd […]
My Invisibility Cloak
I was invisible once. For a long time. And I couldn’t figure out how I got that way. I noticed it first when I moved […]
Lame-Patootie Poetry
A poem is never finished, only abandoned. ~Paul Valéry WELL, Mr. Valéry. I've decided you are right. And not only that, but after posting my […]
My Qualifications As A Writer. Stand Back.
I have noticed that writers of any credibility include in their blogs their curriculum vitae–their list of writing qualifications, or brag-sheet, if you will. And […]
Dear Japan
You gave us this: (For which most of us thank you in the moment. It's retrospect that gives us the problem. But you've definitely brought […]
No Potty-Mouth Here. My Lips Would Fall Off.
When I was a kid I wasn't allowed to say "shut up." Also forbidden were, "you're stupid," "fart," "crap," and "butt." The result was that […]
Shoe-Bling. Cavewomen Did It. Now I Do It.
I am a Hunter-Gatherer. I descend from a long line of Hunter-Gatherers. I can trace my roots all the way back to the genus: Shoppingus […]
The Runner’s Wife: Mr. Crazy Legs’ Shoes of Doom
I am married to a runner. Yes. Mourn with me now. For I must live with a man who is also married to asphalt, […]