I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy- I wanted Mother’s Day to be different this year. I wanted to continue my climb upward on the Mother’s Day Classiness Gift Giving Scale. Last year was pretty pathetic, a cheap card from Target and a box of … More A Dude’s Musings on Mother’s Day
Deep Thoughts with The Spook Brothers Spook the Elder: During a visit to one of my favorite amusement parks, Cimetière du Montparnasse, I was told that it would be “cool” to pose on the parking space of these two meatbags, Sartre and Beauvoir, the former being a French existentialist philosopher and the latter being an … More Always Throw the Rock
I was quite surprised to come across this item in our visa application package. Kurt has to sign and return a letter which includes the following statement: “I, Kurt Druzgal, legally married to Marla Jane Druzgal, confirm my support for my wife’s Visitor’s permit application and hereby undertake to support my wife financially, emotionally and … More “Letter of Support for my wife” [sic] (Hmmm…Can I “[sic]” a title?)
Has there ever been a BETTER reason to celebrate than DNA Day? Um, yeah, every other reason is better. DNA is boring, right? Well, kinda sorta maybe, but I’ve had fun with it. For instance, it was just lovely to find out about that hereditary blood-clotting mutation I have, the Factor V Leiden I told … More It’s DNA Day! Is Marla a Skolt Saami from Scandinavia? Is She Related to Bono?
Despite looking like those creepy Timbertoes from Highlights for Children, I still wanted to share this little Earth Day graphic. Happy Earth Day! Love, Marla
First, congratulations to Amy Cornelius Dembosky, who won the 2 VIP Tickets to meet RZA tonight! Please contact me ASAP to make arrangements for your tickets. . Second, have you flown Delta lately? My regular readers know I’m partial to train travel, but we needed to fly on our recent Florida trip to save time … More Delta Airlines’ Weird Safety Videos and Winner of the VIP Tickets to RZA!
Tomorrow night, Wu-Tang’s RZA will be in Pittsburgh as part of his “Wisdom of the Word” tour, to talk about his life and his new book, the Tao of Wu. I have a special pair of VIP tickets for one of you! These tickets are ORCHESTRA SEATS to his onstage interview with Terrence Hayes, followed … More Meet RZA of Wu-Tang with these VIP Tickets! (And 5 Other Winners Announced!)
Kurt and I have a lot of hobbies. (Probably too many, since we start far more projects than we finish.) Kurt’s hobbies are things like metalworking, woodworking and stained glass. Mine are genealogy, the Japanese language, and making jam. While we expect to make sightseeing and exploration our primary hobby in South Africa, we both … More The Bottle Tree and Other Impractical Hobbies to Take to South Africa
No going back. No backslide. No relapse. Ha. No way. Of course I’ll have times I slip up, gain a pound when I’m not paying attention. But I’m talking about the “big stuff.” As I reach a smaller size, I am eliminating ALL the previous size clothes from my wardrobe. Most are being donated. Favorites … More My Only Backslide Will be on a Slip ‘n Slide (Fitness Friday)
Boston, AWP. The kind of cold I’ve never really experienced. Snow in my eyes. Mascara wetted, smeared like war paint over my right cheekbone. I learn in an instant I’m better off sliding my feet rather than putting air between them and the ground. Snow boots would help. Whispers of AWP Miami move through my … More Listening: A Guest Post by Beth Gilstrap
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