Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 2nd, 2010
My mother told me that her Uncle Danny once said that our family was straight out of a Eugene O’Neill play. You mean a family that lives on the fringes of society, engaging in depraved behavior, where they struggle to maintain their hopes and aspirations, but they ultimately slide into disillusionment and despair?
I was always [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 19th, 2010
The continuing three week heatwave in the Northeast has me listless and in a state of ennui. My usually cogent and crisp thoughts have melted into a puddle of mindless crap. So this morning, I’m going to pretend this post is a Jeopardy category, and it’ll be a little like reading the kitchen sink. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 16th, 2010
Uh, oh! The most innocent of phrases can come from the mouths of babes, but they also come from grown-ups that are incredibly stupid. Let’s examine, shall we?
Let us count the ways Mel Gibson has trashed his career, and possibly his life. His antisemitic rant of a decade or more ago completely turned [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 13th, 2010
The last few weeks of hot weather have wreaked havoc in my yard.
Check out the fetching burnt lawn:
I’ll be giving hayrides this fall, just follow the smell of mulled cider.
We have been watering the gardens (the lawn is a waste of water, September usually takes care of that), and some beneficial rain [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2010
I”m feeling a little Cupcake Murphy this morning.
Dear lady who could be my mothers age,
Did you forget you were supposed to shop at Walmart today with their people? As I saw you lumbering into the checkout lane one aisle over, I seriously couldn’t take my eyes off of you! Lord knows, all [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 6th, 2010
In last week’s episode of the I Can’t Help Myself I’m not writing this Friday, Meg and her sister were on Cape Cod wondering what on earth their mother had done to her foot, because Lord have mercy, that was no sprained ankle she was sporting.
This past Fourth of July weekend, Meg took her [...]
Corn is in season now and is it ever good! There is nothing like a fresh ear of corn, but these Mini Corn Muffins are worthy as well! Somehow their little mini size makes me think I'm sticking to a diet of some kind.
The goal of Songs for Soldiers is to give a new MP3 player to every single active duty service member in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each player will be pre-loaded with songs from a variety of artists who have donated their music to this effort.
Find out how you can help the USO send an MP3 to a soldier overseas!
Reading on the Kindle
From Amazon:
"Skeeter Phelan is just home from college in 1962, and, anxious to become a writer, is advised to hone her chops by writing about what disturbs you. The budding social activist begins to collect the stories of the black women on whom the country club sets relies and mistrusts ..the book Skeeter puts together based on their stories is scathing and shocking, bringing pride and hope to the black community, while giving Skeeter the courage to break down her personal boundaries and pursue her dreams."
I loved this book, and the author Kathryn Stockett was especially adept at capturing the dialect of the maids.
5 stars in my book!
Reading in Hardcover
"To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus - three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up."
I can't believe I was never assigned this book somewhere along the line, but it seemed a good choice after reading the Help.
I love dried hydrangeas. I like it even more when I can actually dry them myself instead of clipping their dessicated blooms from my gasping shrubs. I wish summer would stop giving us a smackdown every week!
Look Mom! It’s a priest for Jewish people!
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