Tag Archives: education
Chickens. Sex.
The school we visited today has chickens. Many of the schools we visit have chickens, because most of the schools we visit seem to be a bit on the fringe. So far the schools we’ve visited have dogs, cats, chickens … Continue reading
Piss and Rules
The demon pissed all over the rough draft for my novel, the one I’m revising because I’m supposed to publish it with all of these cool I’m-going-to-change-the-way-we-read-fiction accoutrements before the end of the year. The draft’s old old old and … Continue reading
Defensive Driving
Remember that ticket I got a while back? For speeding in a school zone? The one that brought me to the conclusion that I’m no longer cute? Well, I had to take defensive driving. But I’ve been busy with the … Continue reading
Filed under Fear, Transportation
Charity: Water
So many of you have told me over the past week that you liked the fact that my last blog post was open-ended. You don’t want to know whether the man came back to rake my lawn. Open-ended means there’s … Continue reading
Filed under Progress
Thumbs Up
Sometimes I listen to Pandora when I’m working. But I’ve never really taken the time to do anything other than enter an artist and so I didn’t know I could click a thumbs up button if I liked the song … Continue reading
Dr. Mom
I really like being alone in the car with The Boy because I like a captive audience we have the time to talk without the interruption of Matchbox cars and Encyclopedia Brown. When we’re in the car The Boy really opens … Continue reading
Armed and Spirited
My neighborhood has seen a rash of burglaries lately, most committed in the middle of the day. But I’m not too concerned because the big white dog and the fat beagle will protect me. And if you think I’m joking … Continue reading
Nine Days
You might have been wondering what happened to me, since I haven’t posted in nine whole days. Perhaps, you might have been thinking, she’s no longer Hritz on the Edge but Hritz off the Edge. Perhaps you’ve checked my masthead, thinking you’d no … Continue reading
Filed under "Vacations", Holidays, Music, Stress
Play
I got the vacuum fixed, for only $23. But this morning the printer broke. And yesterday, when we plugged in our pre-lit Christmas tree, the one we bought just two years ago, about a hundred lights wouldn’t light. And so … Continue reading
Filed under Fun
