My Mom and I took a trip to Naples, Florida over the weekend for three purposes: first, to attend an alumni event hosted by Sarah Lawrence, second, to visit her aunt and uncle (my great-aunt and great-uncle), and third, to stop at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota on the way home to see their traveling … Continue reading →

I couldn’t wait to write about this because my experiences with customer service have been shrinking so much in the past few years – and I’m sure that’s true for many of you out there.  Something about the way business is conducted has become less friendly, less involved, less concerned about what the customer thinks.  … Continue reading →

Today marks my inaugural experience with live blogging as well as, y’know, the momentous event that this country has waited for not only since the beginning of this presidential race but since Thomas Jefferson declared to King George III that “All men are created equal.”  Since the three-fifths compromise was instituted to prevent former slaves from … Continue reading →

So the other night I decided to stay up late and watch one of my favorite movies, Shaun of the Dead.  It’s not the kind of film that would normally pique my interest – it’s full of extremely gory zombie shenanigans, and if I can check the “violently graphic” box plus the “supernatural evil thingies” box, this … Continue reading →

Hoo, boy.  I had a look at my Skirt!setter welcome letter the other day and found the edict “thou shalt blog a minimum of 3 – 4 times per week.”  (Okay maybe it wasn’t worded quite like that.)  I know that I am often overdue on my blogging, but I usually think it’s, y’know, a day … Continue reading →

A few days ago my dad and I went out to dinner while my mom went to a meeting of her book club.  Dad suggested a place I hadn’t been before.  They have a very short regular menu, just a single piece of paper folded in half to give it style.  Fortunately they do extensive … Continue reading →