Category Archives: can I have a normal day

February 4, 2011

This Is The Speech I Want To Hear Someday

  Like I’ve said before, there are times when doing the emperors bidding wears you down and makes you long for a two week vacation to Tahiti. Il Duce was especially demanding today when his needs were not getting met … Continue reading →

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October 28, 2010

We’re Making Plans For Nigel

  At some point I’m going to get a phone call from various defunct 80′s bands demanding some sort of restitution for all the titles I’ve stolen after a morning listening to Sirius XM’s First Wave. I like to use … Continue reading →

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July 26, 2010

The Horrifying Incident Involving the Boy, His Mouth, a 44 Minute Wait on Line, The Word Vagina and Fifty Scandalized, Hungry Patrons

Hey, remember me? Super freewheeling summertime girl with the wind in her hair, not a care in the world and the family that looked like it jumped off the J. Crew end of summer catalog?  Yeah, well she shriveled up … Continue reading →

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April 19, 2010

Things are Not as They Appear.

This Sunday I had myself a true Judas Iscariot moment. I denied knowing my own children at the grocery store. Then I stopped after reading that last line and asked myself  “Hey girl who spent her whole life chained to … Continue reading →

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January 20, 2010

Superpower Summit

Well ladies and gentlemen, yesterday all the players converged in one small conference room with all their thick reports and strange customs to talk about the big issue. Il Duce. What this boiled down to was lots of advice, tons … Continue reading →

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