Category Archives: The Sunshine State

(Oh, my friggin’ god there was another roach in the house, on his back, just trying to fool me!!!!! I swatted him a few times to make him good and dead before scooping him up and tossing him out for … Continue reading →

So, last week, I wrote about Brave and how some silly man, Adam Markovitz, claimed that because Merida rejected the traditional female role, she might be gay. Photo by Ralf Skjeming via flickr I’m still pissed off over that. The … Continue reading →

I went to see Brave last week and had a roaring good time. From the opening scene and music, to my first view of Merida, all the way through the fabulous, funny, and poignant story, to wonderful and fit ending, … Continue reading →

Photo by Michael Cote’ via Flickr   What’s with roaches, anyway? I came out into the kitchen yesterday morning to find one on its back on the floor. Its legs were moving just a bit and that made me much more … Continue reading →

For years, maybe since the dawn of time, we’ve come up with sayings to make ordinary (if not downright ugly) girls feel better about themselves. “Beauty is only skin deep,” we say. Which means of course that a girl can … Continue reading →

On my way to lunch on Friday, I stopped off at the corner to take a picture of two Sand Hill Cranes and their chicks. In another part of the neighborhood, a pair has two older chicks, already looking gray, … Continue reading →