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My Kid Started Middle School Today: Here Are My Top 20 Fears, In No Particular Order

He wasn't raised right and that's on me, and now it's too late He'll get lost on his way to school and end up joining a band of nomads...

Review: "Togetherness," HBO, and the Unicorn Male Friendship

There are no actual unicorns in this show (sadly- but there are some cute aliens in the finale, so we'll allow it), it's just one of...

Don’t Let Your Kid Name the Cat

This week, COVID finally hit us. We’ve been as cautious as we reasonably could be, but you know, COVID’s like honey badger; it don’t...

How to Be a Girl 101: The Trip to Ulta

As I walked out of the house, I hollered, "K, bye, going to Sephora to get all my fancy lady supplies" and my husband called back, "I...

A Little Port With Your Murder? (Part III, "A Cozy Murder in a Cozy English Village")

If you haven't read Part II or Part I yet, please do! Part III and on are only available for subscribers, because happy endings cost. ;)...

The Proust Questionnaire (As Seen in Vanity Fair)

A while back, I did a "40-Over-40" boudoir photo shoot. I didn't get very neked for it, because I'm a raging prude, but I did feel...

Turns Out It Was Not a Nude Beach

So, the other day, I took my children to the beach as we often do. When we moved to Northern California, we committed to taking advantage...

There Was An Old Woman Who Fell Off a Boat, But Did She Float?

Every hundred years or so (probably), someone falls into the arctic Mackinac Straights during a ferry crossing. Luckily, she was fine,...

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