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Does anyone else feel constantly disappointed in humanity these days? I fight my propensity to be cynical with every ounce in my being at times, but there is just such an abundance of "I'm so offended right now" in this world that it is an uphill, often losing, battle.Something that seems to be getting worse every day to me are the mommy wars. I'm not talking about the wars about whether it is...

I'm taking a much needed break from the ranting and the frustration today to tell you about my most favorite inappropriate party game.When I say it is inappropriate, I'm understating. Vastly.For real.I was waiting to write about this one because they just overhauled their entire distribution system. You used to be able to pick it up at game stores, but it is now an Amazon exclusive. Once it all got...

Before I get into the meat of this post, let me preface what I am about to say with a few disclaimers.1. I freaking love science. Always have, always will. Shoulda been a marine biologist. True story.2. I don't intend for this to turn into a debate, but if the shoe fits...I'm game.Not my card, but it works.3. I am concerned, very concerned....This is a topic that I've been meaning to write about for...

Usually, I have a decent amount of things to mention in these TTPMOT posts. This week, there is an abundance....so much so that I have taken entire groups of things out to write separate stand alone posts about later on this week.That much stuff.Off we go.Florida's Pro-Murder AssbackwardsnessOn my mind more than any other news story this week, the sick and twisted most recent case of a murder of a...

I can always count on my brother to keep me honest.For real.The irony comes in where he pretends he doesn't read what I write, but then asks about something I wrote.He is always, always, always the first one to call me out when I do something stupid, when I say something I shouldn't, when I write something that contradicts something I wrote before.He is the king of leaving and then deleting comments...

Ahhhh, Valentine's Day.The day that we are told is filled with promises of exquisite jewelry, bouquets of extravagant flowers, wining and dining at the finest of restaurants.That's what the commercials want us to believe, anyway.In real life for us, it means lobster and steak cooked at home, eaten in a candlelit dining room after the kids have gone to bed as the dishwasher hums in the background.There...

Hi. I haven't done one of these in a while, and a lot of stuff has happened around here that I haven't written about so I figured it was well past time to revisit Nerdsday.For those of you new to the Hive, an introduction might be in order. I'm a nerd. Always have been, though I spent a good portion of my life actively suppressing it (poorly, I might add). I love so many things in the Nerdiverse that...

I spent a good long time yesterday pouring out my soul in a piece that may never be published. I do that a lot, actually. Sometimes they get edited and posted. Sometimes I just hit the delete button and never look back. Sometimes I enlist the help of trusted friends for guidance and wisdom.Sometimes I write it just because I need to get the words out, like the proverbial letter scratched out in anger...

Okay you guys, there is a lot to cover this week, so I won't bother with an introduction. Off we go.News That Isn't NewsWelcome to the USA, land of fluffy stories on television cleverly disguised as news. I won't say which network it is, but one of the locals has started running an ad that says something along the lines of bringing you the news that you want to see. Well. Um. That's not news....

Has it only been three years?Has it already been three years?So much has happened that it has to have been that long since the last time he was with us, since the morning we spent around his bed, holding his hand, waiting, watching. So much that it must have been that long or longer even.In some ways it seems like decades have passed.In others, it seems like he was just here.This is the first time...

Last night, my husband and I went to see Gravity. I've been wanting to see it since it came out, but we don't get many opportunities to see movies without singing cartoons in them, so we have to plan accordingly. Thankfully this is still in theaters, and allowed me to check off one of the nominated films.One of these years I will see them all before the Academy Awards. One of these years. Probably...

Yesterday was my birthday. Though it was one of those days that I legitimately needed several extra hours to get everything done and was running around all day, it was a good day. A really good day.Probably the best birthday I've ever had.There was no celebratory dinner. It was waiting in the crockpot when we got home from all the other things we had to do.There was no cake. Which is fine, because...

First of all, let me just say thank you from the bottom of my heart for the response to the original post I wrote earlier this week about addiction.I wanted to clear up a few things, answer a few questions and address a few issues in the wake of it. I wrote it initially because the words just needed to get out of my head. I've told quite a few people that I really don't even feel like I wrote it,...

Yesterday was World Cancer Day.This past Sunday, as I was watching the Superbowl, a commercial for World Cancer Day, paid for by Chevrolet came on the screen. I fought back most of the tears but couldn't hold them all. What I wouldn't give for one more drive with my Dad. He was a car guy. He taught me to be a car girl. Some of the best times I had with him in those last weeks were on a drive.I was...