So, my 15-year-old kiddo, Sophia, is the queen of being a hilarious pain in the ass. I mean, since she was born, we have witnessed this child do the most ridiculous things that you might be inclined to get mad... Read more →

Welcome back, pals. I hope you've had an interesting week that leans to the good side. I wish I could say I have. Still waiting impatiently for things to start to budge on the move back East, but we're still... Read more →

For this week's thievery, Bev went to Upstreamlife to get our questions asked and answered. Looks like fun! Join us, won't you? And when you do, link up here. ~*~*~*~*~ 1) Name 5 people you admire and why: Jimmy Carter... Read more →

Welcome back, ladies and gents! What a week. What a week! Forget about what's going on in this crazy country. Some women (myself included) may have had an online countdown to their baby's due date. Or to their wedding date... Read more →

What's going on, my friends? Anything exciting and new with you? Here, we have decided to sell the "perfect" dream house and move back to the city. Frankly, it's me. I can't take it out here in the sticks. Small... Read more →

Hey hey, whaddaya say? Anyone else hearing the squeaky flipper noises already? Am I the only who tried to emulate that as a much younger person? (Also maybe older, no telling.) Link up here if you'd like to play along... Read more →

Welcome back! How is it the weekend again already?! I swear I've been saying, "I'm going to blog more during the week," for about five years now. At least. Hasn't happened for a multitude of reasons, but I could probably... Read more →

Hey there, Thieves! Welcome back! I couldn't get my post up at all late Saturday afternoon or in the evening because the plague that are migraine headaches, but better late than never, right? Link up here to play along this... Read more →

So I'm on Day 13 of this horrible intractable migraine. I've had a headache of some sort, most of them migraine, every day since 1995. I sh** you not. This one, though... there's something extra special about it, I guess.... Read more →

Howdy, folks. Here we are, another Saturday, another 9 questions thunk up by our gracious hostess with the mostess. I've had a pretty tough week and am on my 11th day of an intractable migraine with everything under the sun... Read more →

Welcome back! Look who's being a team player and coming back two whole days in a row? You're welcome, you're welcome. Shucks. 1 If you could spend a day in someone else’s shoes who would it be and why? Hmm.... Read more →

Hey, guys. I'm writing this on Friday, which is Juneteenth, so I'm mostly focused on some online events with the Movement for Black Lives. I decided to take a time out for fun to get my energy levels a little... Read more →

Hello, friends. I trust you're all alive and well, but in this insane year that is 2020, that is certainly nothing to be taken for granted. So tonight, I'd like to take the opportunity to express how much I appreciate... Read more →

Hey there, y'all. Me again. I hope you're doing well on this June Saturday evening. I am troubled, but I am doing as well as can be expected. You see, I am an extreme empath. I want to be an... Read more →

Heyyy, there. I don't know about you, but here in the US, we've been watching and/or participating in the many protests around the nation, precipitated by the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd. It's been frustrating to... Read more →

Hey there, hi there, ho there! If you were anything like us on Saturday, you were transfixed by the NASA astronauts' launch into space by the SpaceX rocket, Dragon. I swear I held my breath for a very long time... Read more →

Hello, hello! Happy Saturday. I cannot believe that the next time we meet, it will be June. This novel coronavirus situation has at once seemed to make time slow to a crawl, and simultaneously it has flown by. It is... Read more →

Hey, guys. Welcome back! I hope you're all still healthy and semi-sane, at least. What more could you hope for? I'm currently engrossed in the Netflix documentary "I Am A Killer," which has had me transfixed for several nights in... Read more →

Hey, everyone. Bit of a somber mood here in the Odette household, as my father-in-law passed away yesterday. I wasn't going to join in at all this weekend, but then I decided my mind could use a short respite. I... Read more →

Welcome back, y'all! It's a royal ball, with hip-hop clubs and concert halls! (Sorry. Every once in a while my mind belts out that old 90s rap lyric.) Hope you guys are still hanging in there and not going absolutely... Read more →