Cry me an atmospheric river
Forecast the other day was for a “slight chance of excessive rain.” What are we [...]
Be the roughage you want to see in the world!
Gracious me, here we all are, a bunch of gray-haired old ladies standing in the [...]
We have a bone we’ve picked for you
In these fraught political times it’s important to stay on top of emerging stories. With [...]
Twirl them little blue nubbins for me, baby
I was watching a compelling documentary the other day in which a baby T. rex [...]
I never looked as good as Mummy
People complain about the ads and featured posts that pop up as they tour the [...]
Venmo, Zelle, and Stripe walked into a bar. Hey boys, I said.
Word on the street is, you can earn actual money on Substack, the online writing [...]
It’s your party, you can die if you want to
We rename things now. Here in godless Portland, a person could buy a house at [...]
Not a hard decision
I was reimagining the front yard of the rental next door. It would be a [...]
Do these recessive genes make my ass look white?
Thirty years ago, if you’d told me to spit into a tube, I would have [...]
Getting ahead
Scientists have finally figured out what the Arthropleura’s head looks like, and I say it’s [...]
Net Worth
On the one hand, we are taught that we are all God’s children and everyone [...]
Your Menopause Journey
According to my local Walgreens, October was Menopause Awareness Month, and I have no reason [...]
The curse of cursive
It’s a little sad when, instead of learning a new language or an instrument, I’m [...]
Another threat from the north
When I first heard about murder hornets entering the United States, I assumed they were [...]
A pretty stout habit
Life surprises me sometimes, on account of that annoying business of not knowing everything, and [...]