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Archive for July, 2008


We interrupt this broadcast for a test of the emotional eating system….

Today’s entry was supposed to be called “what not to (Foot)wear.” (A response to the very classy woman I saw on MAX this morning, wearing a men’s cut suit that suited (hee) her perfectly, great hair, great presentation – classically elegant without being feminine – and then, I saw her feet. Tevas. Seriously. I am [...]

Slate covers Fetal Separation

I am pretty proud to be from South Dakota.  After all, there aren’t so many of us.  However, every once in a while, the legislature makes me cringe.
Case in point: the new legislation requiring doctors to tell women seeking an abortion (at the one clinic in South Dakota) that they “will terminate the life of [...]

Weekend Camping Adventure - a photo essay

As if the excitement of the bin! wasn’t enough, last weekend, the architect & I went camping.
It all started on Friday afternoon. The architect picked me up from work, and we zoomed home to feed the small monsters, before heading out for two nights of camping adventure.
The adventure started right away, when it took [...]

BinTASTIC!!!

Guess what?  After all that ranting yesterday, guess what was waiting for me when I got home?
My beautiful new recycling bin:

Isn’t it pretty?  And blue?  I think next week, the week that our yard waste bin should arrive, I will not complain or cry until FRIDAY.  I am growing as a person RIGHT THIS MINUTE.
Starting [...]

I am inBINsible

Remember once, a long, long time ago when I told you the horrible story the heart-rending tale the mildly amusing snippet about how all my neighbors got their new fancy yard waste & recycling bins, and I did not?
I was pretty upset.
Every week, I’ve asked the architect if he thinks I should call our garbage/recycling [...]