I was thinking about my blog on running terminology, and realized there are items and events in the sport of running for which there are, as yet, no real words. With a nod to Rich Hall and the stuff we watched before John Stewart, I have generated the following glossary of more running terminology to help runners, and […]
A poster girl for posers
Mike forwarded me an article recently about how hipsters are turning their noses up at their signature beer. It’s apparently become too mainstream. Makes me feel sorry, poor hipsters. What are they going to drink now when they’ve had too much poor-over coffee and their nerves are frazzled, or it’s just time for an aperitif […]
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No matter how hard you work, poop happens
People discipline other peoples’ children all the time. I’ve done it. It was called for. When the neighbor kids were climbing on their garage I told them to get down. They were first or second graders, or something, who couldn’t possibly be doing anything productive on top of a garage. When they sassed me in […]
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Embracing my inner curmudgeon
You GUYS I’m on the Fun Committee! Hang on. I just wiped out the stores in my enthusiasm department. I need to sit down. I don’t mean to poke too much fun at the Fun Committee. Being assigned to a task that involves pulling people together for no other reason than to enjoy each other’s company […]
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ManicMom’s Glossary of Running Terminology
Mike and I have signed up for another half marathon, which is tomorrow. The event sounded like a really good idea back in, I don’t know, April or something, when we forget it’s Death Valley-type hot here in August. Following the event, we’re loading up the car and driving a hundred miles across the high […]
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Just picking my ego up off the floor …
Maybe you’ve guessed I don’t keep this blog up for the fame or fortune, nor the many interesting requests I get from people who want me to post reviews on their dog accessories, toys or skin care systems for free (your readers would really love to know about our new, interactive floor mat … would they now, really?). Although, […]
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Not that there’s anything wrong, really, with Texas
To our darling son who wants to go to a gaming convention in Texas next summer – an epic road trip with his friend and his friend’s brother who will technically be an adult by that time, and doubtlessly fully capable of assuming all the responsibility for your posse: We do trust you. It’s not that. And […]
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Not knowing won’t stem the flow of advice
We’d finally convinced the kids to leave the living room the other night for an extended period of time so we could catch an episode of Orange is the New Black. We don’t want to ship them off for another session of summer camp, nor stay up until the wee hours when they finally go […]
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No offense to cowboys
There’s a new reality TV show that’s going to be based in my home state of Idaho. As you can imagine, it’s all about hipsters comparing cruiser bicycle accessories, whining about vinyl becoming too mainstream while sipping cups of free trade pour-over coffee. Hang on, no. This is Idaho, and the series, focusing on three rival outfitting and guide families, is […]
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It still might be awkward if you invite a horse
Living where we do, it’s odd that I’ve been to so few rodeos. I remember going to one as a kid. I cried because of the calves being thrown around and because a rodeo clown made fun of an old, swaybacked horse. I guess I was kind of a bummer date. But I tried it again, when we were […]
