Five-gold-star accomplishment: I made dinner tonight! In the oven! And nobody died. Although, of course, all the proverbial theoretical Mushroom Cloud jokes flew tonight. I told Mom, via text: “Just be glad you’re upwind from the blast radius.” It was a whole party-plateful of waffle fries, bacon, shredded goat cheese, spankin’-scrumptious homemade vegan nacho cheese, … More ‘Careful with that axe, Eugene’
South Texas made national headlines this week. The sky started precipitating against a backdrop of near-record low temperatures. That’s a bad combo in South Texas. We don’t even really have much of a budget for road salt. If you don’t have any obligations to leave the comfort of your house, you have the luxury of … More The long dark tea time of my week
The beach enjoys a privileged status as a stereotypical dream destination. Most people can’t wait to kick off their shoes and walk in the squishy wet sand, feeling the salty air blow against their faces. As usual, I am different. And as usual, I am the opposite. Don’t get me wrong, I like the beach … More ‘Go West, young (wo)man’
OK, so it’s not Saturday anymore. True to form, I’m a little slow on the draw. Well, I can explain… It’s been a little…busy. (Can I invent a phrase – “busy on the draw”?) I’ll explain a little further. Let’s start at the beginning… The Prologue to today’s post was a sad chapter. Most of … More It’s Saturday, I’m in love ❤
Top of the “news” (literally–we made national headlines) was yesterday’s snowstorm. As in, I got caught in a freak blizzard that nobody saw coming, so nobody could have warned us about it. An “unexpected weather event”, the media said, without elaborating further. It was the first snowfall in *30 years*. That’s how “freak” an event … More There’s snow place like Texas
A cold front arrived on the backend of a plume of drizzle that blanketed us this morning. I couldn’t be happier. In South Texas, “cold” means anything under about 60 degrees Fahrenheit (I’ll whip out the ol’ conversion calculator for my lovelies in the rest of the world 😉 – yep, 15.5 degrees Celsius). That … More Winter (?) in San Antonio
I’ve been swimming in some deep–and deeply personal–topics lately. Between the mystical veils of Samhain (on the bright side) and the recent “Me Too” hubbub (on the dark side), it’s been a heavy week, especially where the Me Too material is concerned. That shizz really does a number on one’s headspace. So, let’s brighten things … More What I have learned about mosquitos
San Antonio really has a beautiful downtown. It’s not big; it’s pretty easy for most people to walk from one end to the other in under 30 minutes. And that includes stop lights. This and its iconic attractions add up to why this town is a huge tourist destination. In fact, we have a couple … More San Antonio by bus and foot – Part 2: downtown on foot
We tried to do this yesterday, but the Histamine Monster woke up just in time to put a stop to our efforts. So I let him come out and have his way with my sinuses. Finally, my immune system ran out of ammo. That’s the thing with Benadryl: if I take it too early, the … More San Antonio by bus and foot – Part 1: the bus
(Please forgive me, for I’m a little bitter today. My partner pleasantly surprised me with a question yesterday. “Do you want to go to El Paso this weekend?” I didn’t skip a beat. “Yes.” Tomorrow is my 40th birthday, it was the grandest option for us given our budget, and I hadn’t taken a good … More Tickle-Me Idiots
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