How Not to Write a Novel

Posted by on Jan 22, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Thanks to agent Kristin Nelson for this gem! Actually, I don’t mind that insanity abounds like this–makes actual writers like me look like we know what we’re doing!
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Trickle, Trickle

Posted by on Jan 6, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Remember that old Woody Allen quip, “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans”? We’re living that at Chez mimi right now. Here we are, all excited about the new year, ready to remake our entire financial and creative selves, when we realize that there’s water on the floor of our den. Not much water, but enough. We can’t find the source. The sinks aren’t leaking. The cabinets are dry....
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Gah! Air Travel!!

Posted by on Mar 5, 2010 in dish | 0 comments This morning, Ms. Without-Shopping and I woke up at o-dark thirty to catch a 6:30 flight to a conference. Flying anywhere for any professional reason almost never happens to teacher types (it involves money), so we’re excited–until we get to the airport. We park and hustle into the terminal. Turns out the e-ticket is one of those “operated by” tix, so we’re at the...
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Not. Going. Shopping. Today.

Posted by on Nov 27, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Period.If I’m smart, I won’t even get out of my pajamas.
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Cripes, Tallahassee!

Posted by on Oct 5, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Today was the first day I attempted to foist the new state-mandated testing on my students, and let me just say that there are military terms that aren’t for mixed company that perfectly capture the essence of today’s fun. Terms beginning with the word “cluster” or expressed with the acronym FUBAR.Needless to say, when the wizards in Tally tell the entire state to hold...
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