You Ain’t No ‘Lectric Elephant

Posted by on May 3, 2008 in dish | 1 comment My grandmother, Mama’s mother, was a one-woman force of nature. She was up every day at about 5:30. It seemed like half of those days, she had a pound cake baked and cooling on the counter by the time the rest of the house resurrected itself in time for breakfast. She ran the family farm from the business end, negotiating prices, handling cash, balancing the books. She kept my...
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10 Superstitions, Traditions, and/or Personality Quirks

Posted by on Apr 29, 2008 in dish | 0 comments I always duck my head when I drive under a railroad bridge, especially if there’s a train on it.I kiss two fingers and scratch the roof if I go through a yellow light. Okay, the visor, since Inga’s roof is usually down.I eat M&Ms and Skittles in pairs by color.Purple straw with my Slurpee, thank you.I always call out “Bread and butter!” when I split the pole with...
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Still a Fangirl

Posted by on Apr 28, 2008 in dish | 2 comments Earlier this politicking season, I came out. I declared myself a fangirl for Elizabeth Edwards (read why here). Given her rant in the New York Times yesterday, I’m glad I’m a fangirl.Her basic argument is that this presidential campaign has been determined by a narrative outline tacitly accepted by the press. The candidates are their image, and anything that strays outside the image...
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Musings: Down With Love

Posted by on Apr 21, 2008 in dish | 3 comments I tend to get a little nutty when it comes to presents for DH. Poor man never knows what’s coming when I tell him his theme for the year is something like “Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll.” He wonders, of course, but never knows. He wasn’t that confused the year I told him his theme was “Ladies’ man, man’s man, man about town.” That one came...
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Birthday Boy!

Posted by on Apr 19, 2008 in dish | 1 comment DS turns 11 today. We’re on the slippery slope to middle school, puberty, and my grocery bill going through the roof (although the grocery bill is cranking up already). We present him with a checklist: how late should he sleep? What breakfast menu does he prefer? Two things he’d like to do? Dinner at home or a restaurant? And we go shopping for a new bike. Three stores, lunch in...
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