John Glenn

RIP. A true American hero.

Junie's Ear and Adenoid Surgery

It's been a long, bad day. Junie spent five hours (!) at the surgery center today having her adenoids removed and yet more work done on her ears. Her left eardrum is now tissue paper thin and partially collapsed, which scared me, but the Doc acted like it was acceptable if not ideal.

Most of those five hours was just waiting for the surgery, but a good chunk was her bumpy recovery. She literally woke up swinging and had to be restrained.  Lisa and I were both desperately covering up a bad cold, which made the time uncomfortable for us too. Then a nap to try and shake this cold, a big argument with YaYa and now more Kleenexes and snot. Not the worst December 7th ever (duh) but ugh.

I just got word from the editor: the Journal-Sentinel will be running my Pearl Harbor piece tomorrow.

St. Nick's 2016

St Nick's this morning! Our personalized stockings are MIA so the kids were greeted by Christmas gift bags lol. A nice selfie stick for all, socks and undies, makeup for Lu, a phone charger for YaYa, Nintendo DS game for Smiley, and a unicorn calendar and training bras for Junie There are pictures of all the kids, but the older two would kill me if I posted them.

Happy St. Nick's!

 Happy St Nick's ya'll..... Enjoy your goodies 

Lisa

Make it Make Sense

Re: The Toyota Corolla commercial that advertises lane assist features by showing independent women confidently singing "You Don't Own Me": 

You do realize what you're actually pushing is the idea that the women are inattentive drivers who would crash if not for the intervention of the car, thereby rendering their independence a lie?

Didn't They Notice the Implication?

Re: The Toyota Corolla commercial that advertises lane assist features by showing independent women confidently singing "You Don't Own Me": you do realize what you're actually pushing is the idea that the women are inattentive drivers who would crash if not for the intervention of the car, thereby rendering their independence a lie?

Baby It's Cold Outside needed NO rewrite

These two are ridiculous losers with a tin ear for flirtation. I'm sorry - did my true feelings slip out?

Want

I'd be keen to get tickets to see Milo

Sad But True

I Miss it

I miss psych

FYI

With the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor coming up, I've written a column about my Great Uncle Leo, a survivor of the attack. I just submitted it to the Journal Sentinel, so wish me luck. It's been more than a year since I've been published.

Soooo Frustrating

Jeez there are some ignorant people online. Just read the Constitution once. Argh, better yet, read a contemporary summary of it so it's relatable. Your average Facebook commentor throws out phrases about free speech and their rights with as much accuracy as yelling "Touchdown!" at a baseball game.

I Remember

I loved this as a kid. I'm not sure I ever got anything out of it from 1977 on, but it was nice dreaming.

A Popcorn Genius

Smiley is, without question, the greatest popcorn maker since Orville Reddenbocker himself. Give that boy a pan, a stovetop, and seeds and soon enough you'll have bowls of perfectly popped kernels that taste better than anything you've ever had. The kid has a gift.