Dorothy’s Feet Were Killing Her

I have been obsessed with the Merry Old Land of Oz since I was a kid. Not too uncommon across generations, really. But my drive to want to BE there, in that childlike world-of-pretend sort of way, that way where you make every recess game another world, where you live it in your thoughts and…

The Real Pests

I had an amazing day. Jesus, you couldn’t have asked for a better day – the weather was just absolutely perfect when J and I took my mama and ’em (Cootie and Infamaus) on a swamp tour for Mother’s Day. That post will come later, photos and all. Suffice it to say, for the time…

Timing is Everything

This happened a few days ago, but I find myself sporadically still thinking about it. Earlier this week, there was a shooting at the corner of 8th and Washington, a block up from where I work.  One of my coworkers was outside in our parking lot at the time, and heard the *pop pop pop!*…