Monthly Archives: November 2004

I love soup. I love how it is hot makes you warm inside. I love how it is an efficient little microcosm of a meal all in one bowl. I love how food I normally do not like (celery, beans) … Continue reading →

Is it just me, or does the cast list for Closer make you want to sing, “One of These Things (Is Not Like the Others),” or what? I’ll let you decide which.

This is the first of possibly many installments of “Audra says the darnedest things.” Scene: it is the end of church this morning, the first Sunday of Advent 2004. Audra, my eleven-year-old sister, is sitting with her song book in … Continue reading →

I rarely peel apples, and when I do it is usually Thanksgiving. I frequently prepare the apple pie for this holiday, as it is my favorite kind of pie. Whenever I peel apples, I try to do that continuous peel … Continue reading →

In the past twenty-four hours, I have been thankful for: Family Friends Cell phone calls that made my drive not as boring Eggnog shakes from Jack in the Box Starbucks being open this morning Naps My car Pillsbury’s premade pie … Continue reading →

On the way in to my parents’ house tonight, I stopped by Winn’s apartment to check out the changes since I had last been there. Well, what do you know, Winn now has the best media room ever. The couch … Continue reading →

Today, I was a rebel. Around 5.00pm, Brittany and I started talking about how much we wanted to leave work for the day. Now, it’s not that we don’t love our jobs, but there’s a lot going on at work … Continue reading →

When I was younger, but not so much recently, my father would use the metaphor “off like a prom dress.” You know, instead of “I’m leaving,” it’s, “I’m off like a prom dress.” Or, instead of, “Hey kids, time to … Continue reading →

For your challenge this week, use all of the following words at the Thanksgiving dinner table. You can thank me later. pontificate To talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner ribald Characterized by or given to vulgar humor; coarse deride … Continue reading →

Last night I did something I have not done in quite a while. As a result, I am sore. Oh, you have a sick, sick mind! I went bowling. So, it is not a whole body soreness or anything, it … Continue reading →