The things that pop up in conversation, I tell you

So there I was, having an innocent discussion with an old friend, when what should come up but a question concerning the sin of Onan. Funny old thing, life. The question came down to this: was the sin in simply giving myself a good round of applause, as it were, or was the sin in […]

Happy Birthday to Youngest Daughter

I’m always loath to call her Number Two Daughter. First, she might take it awry. Second, Number One Daughter already lords it over her siblings on being eldest. And Third, well, she might take it awry – and I’m a little scared of her. She’s fierce. (For those who might not know, it is in […]

Every day deepens my understanding of new words

Every day, I am grateful to the people who help me deepen my understanding of important words, such as ‘idiot’ and ‘asshole.’ The past two days have included such singular, outstanding examples of both that it’s necessary to give a holla, as it were. In a 10 am staff meeting, I was asked by my […]

Muppets in Love …. craft.

OK, imagine if you will: “Beaker, what’s the matter?” “Nnnnnnnnn! Eeeeee! Old Ones!!!” “Old ones, huh? OK, um, Kermit, how’re you doing?” “It’s not easy, bleeding green. Green is the color of the ichor that falls eternally from the wounds in my soul after having gazed on the madding visage of the -” “Alrighty then! […]

Harry Potter and the Shakespearian Ending

OK, so it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but things have been slow in the world of the Big Ugly Man Doll, and time ran away with me. We had a short fling, me and time, but in the end we realized it would never work out and we went back to our respective […]