Airports are so glamorous! So much life; so many people watching people, which is really the root of all glamour. You must think of the airport this way or else you become a raging, blithering wreck– not a sustainable way to present oneself to the TSA guards. If unprepared, your airport experience can highlight all […]
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Batman for (most) Straight Girls
This past Monday I had the great honor of participating in comedian Dustin Meadows’ monthly Struck a Nerve show at Wild Goose Creative in Clintonville. At these shows, writers, comedians and artists wax poetic and irreverent on different themes. For example, last month’s topic was 2013; I do believe a character who was a pot-themed […]
The time I was a girlie man
In honor of the Arnold Classic in Columbus this weekend, a story. I grew up in a smallish town that is the popcorn capital of the world. We produce a lot of popcorn or something. Or we did at one time? I know shamefully little about why my hometown is associated with popcorn but I […]
Things I learned watching the entire X-Files series 20 years later
Nine seasons. 202 episodes. Six months. Infinity life lessons! Here are the most pressing. – Scully is spelled with a “c.” – Sometimes mother does know best. I was six when this show originally aired. I was in high school by the time it ended. My mom LOVED the X-Files. And for that reason, I […]
My favorite condescending oldie love songs!
Remember how a few holidays back social media was all abuzz because we all kind of collectively realized that that Christmas song “Baby It’s Cold Outside” seemed a little rapey? Ah, the lens of history. Merciless, even when gazing upon beloved tunes and Dean Martin. I have a list of favorite modern-lady-offending love songs written […]
The tricky business of Life is Too Short
It’s not that I dislike the Christmas-time classic “It’s A Wonderful Life,” I just actively avoid watching it. It’s message of “Life is too short!” “Appreciate what you have, you fool!” induce a childlike panic in me. OH MY GOD EVERY ONE I LOVE MUST BE TOLD I LOVE THEM RIGHT MEOW. People like me […]
Give Thanks Day 30: Online shopping
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ November is almost over. December beckons. The thrill of receiving gifts is equal to the stress of buying them. Nay! The stress of giving them. I routinely fear that […]
Give Thanks Day 29: Writers
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ A series of words can take my breath away. I crave finding them and reserve a special place in my heart for the people who can make them. […]
Give Thanks Day 28: Thanksgiving
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ Like most things I seem to have a feeling about (because heaven forbid anything be simple or easy), Thanksgiving is complicated. Some people totally stole this country from […]
Give Thanks Day 27: The day before Thanksgiving
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ The anticipation of a holiday–a break, a day off, a vacation, a rendezvous, a lover, an accomplishment–is sometimes more satisfying than that it precedes. The energy, lifestyle and […]