Poverty is nuclear - a truth not realized until one is standing in the middle of it. You stop being normal. You cut all the corners till you are at a bare minimum, then you cut back even more. Years go by with no birthday parties, no vacations, no fun days… Read full post »

The emergence of Danni. The reason for my season of dual identities. I wasn't sure when I'd get around to the reason AS cooked up Danni California, but the time has come.

My in-laws are like strange animals, the likes of which I have never seen. They believe themselves to be… Read full post »

I joined Twitter the other day and because I did not want to be all exclusive and junk, I left my updates or whatever the hell you call them, unguarded or whatever.

Then earlier today, I was telling Tink I might could supply him with the whores he was fantasizing for… Read full post »

My home is like the fucking laughing academy. Every 4th of July we go to the beach to watch the fireworks. It's miserable. But we do it for the fun. This year my teenager called in sick and managed to duck out of going, which is just as well, because, to… Read full post »

Foodie Tuesday - Not what you'd expect

But first.... the lead in

Please tell me how spaghetti is like rocket science? Anyone? Anyone? Last Tuesday my husband was going to cook spaghetti while I mowed messages to the home owner's association into our lawn. He had bought the ingredients the… Read full post »

The Angry Landscaper

For the last week (really a month if you want to know the truth) I have been trying like mad to resurrect our pool. We didn't cover it last winter and even though we've gone without covering before, never has it been this incredibly difficult to clean. Wednesday was… Read full post »

So I got this neighbor. Not right next door and not across the street, but in our neighborhood. Let's just call the mother Nmom. Nmom has 2 kids. One kid is 8, same age as my middle child and only a year older than my daughter. The 8 year old is… Read full post »