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It’s audience participation night here at Laughing at Chaos! Bring a little levity to your Thanksgiving gathering. Hit me with your best caption of my mom boiling turkey dicks necks for broth. (My mom is the greatest of all good …
2e Tuesday: Executive Function issues
*AKA The brain’s CEO is out having a three-martini lunch* I’m a little wound up today. The day is zipping by, I still have to finish prepping for Thanksgiving, the house is a disaster (no, really, it needs a vacuum …
When in doubt, add vodka
I could go on and on about how I’m convinced the universe is screwing with me, with an itemized list dating back three years, but I’m sick of it and I’m sure everyone around me is sick of it and …
There’s less sun but it’s not the end of the world
One of the more thought-provoking books I’ve read in awhile is The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker. It follows a young pre-teen (roughly the same age as my son, and if that’s the case, my kid is either …
The forward march of progress broke my blog
I’ve had this site, this domain, and this layout design since October of 2009. That’s when I bought the domain, got a great design, and lucked into finding Desperately Seeking WordPress for hosting and site management (they’re awesome, and Cathy …
When you’re stressed, be grateful
It’s been a long week here in the House of Chaos, and it’s not over yet. But today I’m not here, I’m over at An Intense Life. Come over and say hi.
Gonna try the raw food diet
Well, I’m already gluten free. If I had to go dairy free I’d cry like a baby. I like cheese too much. I refuse to go vegetarian, if for no other reason than because I have a freezer full of meat. …
The joys of cow
Something we’ve done for years here…well, other than 2011, which will forever and henceforth be known as The Anomalous Year That Tried To Kill Me and Failed…is fill our freezer with meat. A side of hog, a quarter side of …
2e Tuesday: NAGC convention week
Wow, Jen! A 2e Tuesday! How’d you pull that off? Shaddup, mean little head-voice. I’ve been busy, and Tuesdays just kept sneaking up on me and I wouldn’t have a topic planned and I didn’t want to do a half-assed …
When the unexpected arrives
Today was a difficult day. Not with the boys, just me. I received some very sad and disturbing news, and I’m still processing it. I am fine, my family is fine, it was just a bludgeoning of the soul and …