Showramblings of a loon

I gather with a few friends to knit every Wednesday morning. It is my “me time.” Since I run my own business from home, I do my best to keep those two hours free every week. Last week whilst knitting we were lamenting about the loss of a local...

I’m not a terribly organized person. While I don’t live in filth, you can bet at any given time, there is going to be some shit laying around. I blame much of this on the other people in my house who insist on placing everything they own (notebooks...

I’m nearly 50 years-old. I recently received some of the best advice/encouragement ever from another parent who has lived through, what I’m preparing to do. She said, “You can do hard things.” Seems basic, but most good advice is usually. Yes. I...

It all started when the middle sister, Jaime (I’m the oldest of three) called me and said very excitedly, “You wanna go see Air Supply?!” I immediately replied with a, “Fuck, yeah!” So began our journey as “Air Heads.” It has become a pilgrimage of...

I’m weird. I know this. If someone calls me weird, I do not take offense. Facts are facts. That being said, there are some other places I could live that I wouldn’t be quite as weird. However, in my current locale, I’m weird AF. Have I always been...

It all started in Miss Plum’s (now Dr. Plum) Media Law and Ethics class in college. I had Miss Plum for a couple of lower-level journalism classes and was a big fan of her no-nonsense attitude and dry wit. I had no idea of the justice-seeking...

As a child growing up in Southern Ohio with grandparents in Eastern Kentucky, I never heard tell of the great and noble lentil. Yet here I am at 49 years of age with a vegetarian, Asian daughter in my house and lentils are a major staple of our diet...

I’m a terrible sleeper. While I like to blame the pandemic and menopause, the truth is, I have always had trouble sleeping. As far back as my childhood, I can recall lying in bed for hours longing to just fall the fuck asleep. As if insomnia isn’t...

I love bourbon. It is pure perfection. Just all that goes into its existence is Harry Potter-level magic. Whiskey has been a part of my life in some form or fashion for the last 20 years. It is an amazing industry filled with even greater people. It...