From MSNBC in February: Can a shiny lip gloss slim your hips? Turns out it probably can’t (damn…), but that headline was a clever way to get people to read the article. Personally, I prefer straightforward, unclever news and would have been much happier if the headline had simply stated SHINY LIP GLOSS CANNOT SLIM… Continue reading »
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Apr
28
Excuse me, dear…Is that a shoe print on your face?
When Son Two comes home from a concert talking about a guy dressed in a shark suit, stuffed fish decorating the stage and people carrying boogie boards around, my first thought is, naturally, How’d that little weasel score Jimmy Buffett tickets? Heh. Nope. Turns out the band is Municipal Waste, a thrash/punk/metal band from Richmond,… Continue reading »
Apr
03
I was an overprotected Yankee child…
I was an overprotected Yankee child raised by an anxiety-prone mother who saw monsters around every corner. Yes,Dear was a barefoot North Carolina boy who played outside in the dirt from dawn to dusk, unsupervised, from the day he cut his first tooth. Wearing nothing but a diaper. That’s right. Not even sunscreen. Needless to… Continue reading »
