It’s Tribute Thursday ya’ll! That means I share a portrait of the people who make the world a better place, especially our world. So here goes…Just after an art director called my portfolio “unfortunate,” I met Jackie Mathys. She was supplying creative talent to the Portland advertising world, which I wasn’t exactly setting on fire. …
Borrowed sun
All kinds of stuff happens when the sun comes out around here, but it's a loaner sun. We're going to have to give it back soon. So you better get out there. Saturday, I got Lucky. Just in case you're thinking TMI, Lucky's a thoroughbred. If I morphed my sweet dog into a horse, she …
Live from Meltdown City
With all the grumpiness around here, you could say things are getting back to normal. The kids each blew their tops this weekend. Brian and I started a cleanse, which is making us crazy hungry like all the time. But, hey, I dropped four pounds since Monday. Does a pizza weigh four pounds? Imagine if …
Marking time
When I helped with our school's Tour de Ladd bike race fundraiser this morning as Street Close Girl, I realized this time last year, Sari found out she had cancer. I was close behind. So we're coming up on a year, and I'm feeling like the trap door opened and dumped me out on asphalt …
Ack! Busy
Not that I'm complaining, but it's been busy. So I'm not totally the blog slacker you thought I was, eh? I've got genuine freelance work from a fantastic new client and have to present an hour-long humor workshop this weekend. Jenkies! Meanwhile, check out this week's installment of Lazy Dog. THREE POSITIVES: 1- Saw Sari …
Evil plans
What if a villain wanted to take over the world and we let him? No one's tackled that angle in a movie, right? If a pole dancer is vegan, does that mean everyone is vegan when they're nude? Wishing you a mindless weekend with air thoughts like those. Obviously, Lazy Dog is concocting an evil …
I love you too, latte
Why do I have to have the same dream over and over of having to go back to college because I didn't quite graduate? I end up waking up every hour thinking oh yeah, I did graduate with a 4.0 in my last semester. The only 4.0 I ever tried for and got. So suck …
All-new levels of wiped
Every time Brian goes out of town for a length of time, I bow down to single parents everywhere. How do you do everything, be everything, all the time? It's been that kind of week. My car won't get out of park. Unless you're making out, it's not a useful situation. Somehow, we've all gotten …
Sirens and surprises
The other day, we talked about disaster management. Where would we meet if we had a fire, earthquake or volcanic eruption (from an actual volcano up the street, yo. Not from me!) What to do if a fire broke out in our house? Livvie said: “Stop, drop and roll.” First, we pointed out that you …
The best birthday ever
Thanks to the medical staff, modern medicine and the swell of friends who lifted us up and over cancer that lurked under the water, I got to have another bday. THREE POSITIVES: 1- I am seriously happy to have another birthday. Not sure why bday cards are so whiny. No one gave me one of …
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