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spike and buffy got screwed–now with proof! (part 1)

On July 22, 2011 · 23 Comments · In reviews

There is a great “This American Life” episode called “The Real Story”  that includes a hilarious section from a writer, a huge fan of Star Wars (IV, V, and VI), who was distraught over how wrong they had gotten Episode I.  At night, lying awake in bed, he would rewrite it, making it [...]

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going all erin brockovich on your ass

On June 9, 2011 · 6 Comments · In mayalife

Paul and I have been watching Leverage, have burned through all three seasons on dvd, and are now waiting impatiently for the new season to start in a few weeks. It’s a great show for many entertaining reasons, but I think my favorite part is Elliot Spencer, the “hitter” for this team of thieves, professional [...]

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the 13 year visitation of the demon red-eyed cicada

On May 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In honeymilk farm

Every thirteen years the red-eyed cicadas come out of their holes in the ground in a sex frenzy and they don’t care who knows it.

This one has recently come out of that skin thingy hanging there beside it.  Aren’t they spooky looking?  With those beady, staring, red eyes?  Flying through [...]

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the power of mom’s day can melt even the most bitter of hearts, not that my heart is bitter, but it has gotten a bit crusty around the edges

On May 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In mayalife

I told the kids yesterday that I really do not like breakfast in bed, just in case anyone was considering it.  Because breakfast in bed is, of course, the traditional mother’s day gift, and I wanted to preempt any designs in that direction because, hey, I don’t get it.  What is the appeal, anyway?  You [...]

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bad things come in threes. or fours. (or maybe fives?)

On June 2, 2009 · 3 Comments · In honeymilk farm, mayalife

(1) Last week, when I was feeding our neighbor’s cats (they were out of town for a wedding—the neighbors, not the cats) some bozos broke into their house and stole their flatscreen. No shit! The weirdest part (besides feeling extremely vulnerable and freaked out) was that I heard the whole thing. I thought it was [...]

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welcome to mayaland’s virtual macabre crawfish feast of death!

On May 30, 2009 · 2 Comments · In adventures, food

In an apparently ongoing series on eating shellfish, I present to you the Memorial Day Crawfish Feast!

That’s right, we got a coveted invite to a fantastic cajun feast, put on by our once-neighbors, now living in their new digs, but still putting on The Feast, and sweet enough to remember us. [...]

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2 stories, 1 joke, and a song

On May 22, 2009 · 1 Comment · In kiddo life

Story #1

Sophie was drawing an huge, scary, creature-looking thing last night and I asked her who it was.

“This guy is the meanest guy in the whole world. His name is Peacock Stink-poot! He has the stinkiest poots in the whole universe! When he poots, they can smell it all the way in China! [...]

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unexpected benefit of living in a round house #27

On April 26, 2009 · 5 Comments · In mayalife

Paul and I were having a fight one day, I don’t remember what about, something stupid probably—aren’t most of these fights about something stupid? It’s too bad you only realize that after the fact. Anyway, the fight reached a head and we both stomped off dramatically, as one is wont to do in those moments. [...]

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yurts: the downside

On April 22, 2009 · 13 Comments · In alternative building

We love our yurt. I am really glad we decided to go this route.

But no space is perfect in all ways, and yurts are no exception. After nearly four years in ours, here is the unvarnished truth to living in a gigantic, glorified tent.

Sound

If you put up your yurt on a mountaintop, [...]

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writing without pencil sharpening

On March 18, 2009 · 4 Comments · In writing

I was talking with a few writers the other day about ‘pencil sharpening,’ that is, all the stuff writers do when they sit down to work, before they actually write. Of course, these days, why sharpen a boring pencil when you can surf the internet, peruse a favorite forum, read a blog, or check your [...]

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