It’s a hotbed of psychopathology rivaling that of any daytime soap opera. These individuals cover the entire spectrum of mental illness as outlined by the psychiatrist’s bible, the so called DSM-IV (revised).
I am referring, of course, to the stable of unstable “Retro” cartoon characters to which Warner Brothers subjects our children on a regular basis.
Long Way Around: Misadventures on the Road to Somewhere Else
She left home without a map, confident that the “big green signs” along the highway would guide her safely to her destination. But then the “big green signs” disappeared and the road got windy…
Breaking Routines — My Night with a Burlesque Dancer
I recently decided to shake up my routines a bit. I’ve gone to different social events. I’ve taken a course or two. I attended WordCamp Victoria 2010 at which I got excited about blogging.
And, then there was the night I spent with a burlesque dancer.
Dear Ben: A Letter from God
Ross Lonergan shares with readers a letter written by God to Pope Benedict XVI (aka Ben) about the Catholic Church, science, gay marriage, child abuse, faith, love and more.
An Open Letter to My Bus Boyfriend
Dear Bus Boyfriend (can I call you BB, babe?)…Today is our anniversary. I’ll forgive you for forgetting it, if only because you have no idea who I am. Just so we don’t have this awkward exchange on our next anniversary, let me jog your memory: I’m the frizzy-haired brunette who gets on the bus a few stops after you in the morning.
Something to Remember Me By
Special occasions like Mother’s and Father’s Day usually went by with very little fanfare at our house. Choosing gifts for one another was not my parent’s forte. Mum gave Dad his fair share of socks and ties for Father’s Day, and while other ladies we knew received pearl earrings or flowers and chocolates on birthdays and anniversaries, Dad would present Mum with a coffee percolator or an electric can opener…
Writer’s Blocks and Ice Blocks: What My Life Might Have Been Without Sports
A writer and sports enthusiast looks at what his life might have been like if he hadn’t spent so much of it watching and playing sports.
How to Love a Rooster
Winston was a rooster. Not an ordinary rooster by any stretch of the means but more of an odd combination of stunning, regal looks coupled with an on-again, off-again personality of the infamous Cujo, subject of Stephen King’s novel about a rabid St. Bernard.
Love is Always in Fashion
Bess is 97 years old. If she finds out I put her age on the internet she’ll kill me. She still gives us fashion advice and can tell you what kind of shoes every visitor she has had was wearing.
Sex and the City Walk of Shame
A Sex and the City fan and movie reviewer tells Carrie, “I’m just not that into you” after seeing Sex and the City 2.
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