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It’s that time of year again, where I perform my little dance for the gods of winter in hopes that the white stuff will fall from the sky in copious amounts. When a fluffy layer covers the ground sufficiently, I dress like a colorful Michelin Man and strap the equivalent of 2 x 4s to… Continue reading A Slippery Slope
It's obvious that I've not participated in NaBloNoPo, which challenges bloggers to make a daily post in November. I've been participating in NoBloInNo (No Blog posts In November) this month during which I've failed make even one post this month. Outstanding indeed. It's been a bitch of a month of parenting and quite frankly, I just haven't… Continue reading Learning To Wobble
I'm certainly not the first to point out that many aspects of a marriage require trust. First and foremost, the decision to marry requires that huge level of confidence that you will spend your life with this person. The decision to have children requires enormous trust, devotion and perhaps that third margarita. But of all the… Continue reading Hair Raising
Twenty years ago, The Husband and I were serving as Peace Corps Volunteers in Western Samoa. On September 30, just before 7 a.m., a massive 8.3 earthquake occured 120 miles from Apia, the capital city where we lived. The earthquake triggered a tsunami that crashed 20 foot waves into this tiny island nation. American Samoa was… Continue reading Samoa Earthquake
The Tufts University student handbook now specifically prohibits students from having sex in their dorm room when their roommate is present. The handbook further prohibits "Sexiling" or exiling a roommate for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. They had to have a rule for that? I am afraid. Very afraid.
Older Boy was asking me about my time spent as a prosecutor the other day. I reminded him that often he'd come to the office with me if I was the attorney on call, the cops would entertain him by spinning him around in the conference room chairs and put State's Exhibit stickers on his… Continue reading Disorder In The Court
When I was a kid, the catchy airline jingle was "Delta is ready when you are" voiced over the scene of a giant jetliner cruising along in a clear blue sky with snow capped mountains in the background. But times have changed. Now it's more like, "Delta - we're ready whenever we damn well feel like… Continue reading Ready Or Not
In my lifetime with dogs, I have never, ever had anything like this happen. It still freaks me out and I can't believe it happened. It was a near tragedy. All because of this: The real culprit in this case was the family size bag. Now what could a Cheetos bag possibly have to… Continue reading A Very Close Call
Seventy pound Leo who is under the misguided impression that he's a lapdog. I have written before about my pup, Leo the Destructo Dog and Obedience School Dropout. I even wrote a column, which I am reprinting below, in praise of his puppy breath. But this column, which appeared in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle on August 1, 2009, was almost… Continue reading Puppy Love
had a change of heart regarding my Speaking in Tongues - Part I post and will put it back on the blog in the very near future. Isn't the purpose of a blog to have a forum to say exactly what you want? I am naughty. A little potty-mouthed. Downright bawdy at times. Extremely sarcastic. A… Continue reading Naughty By Nature
Denise Malloy 