Listen To Your Mother

By on May 16, 2013 in accomplished, besties, camera & photography, family, good times, nerdy apple/cop's wife, peanut, the detective

Saturday was the first (of hopefully many) Listen To Your Mother events in Kansas City. I cannot tell you what a pleasure it was to be a participant. I read this piece (which I’m sure you’re all familiar with by now.) But it was the first time I’d READ the piece. Out loud. For others [...]

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TEDx Talk – Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood?

By on May 8, 2013 in accomplished, nerdy apple/cop's wife, oh the places we go, school & work

And the video you’ve all been waiting for with bated breath, my TED talk. Seriously, I cannot tell you how excited I was to get to do this. I will say, I rewrote much of it the day before and on the train ride to St. Louis. It took place the week of the Boston [...]

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I have a lot on my mind

By on May 6, 2013 in besties, deep thoughts, trials & tribulations

A few quick updates: My blood tests and mole biopsies came back clean. Yay! My EGD/colonoscopy has been moved to July 15th. Boo! I’ve finally (hopefully) overcome my months long reading rut. I have a pin up shoot with Varga Photography Saturday morning. Listen To Your Mother Kansas City is Saturday night, Mother’s Day Eve. [...]

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I’ve been busy

By on May 1, 2013 in accomplished, arts & entertainment, nerdy apple/cop's wife, oh the places we go

  I’ve been busy which is no excuse for neglecting y’all, my friends. But here’s what I’ve been doing. Parenting – It’s exhausting and neverending, yo Dealing with having shingles – Is there some sort of make up that is the facial equivalent of caulk or spackel to fill in the scars? Passing around pink [...]

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Things I need

By on April 7, 2013 in random, roving gang of gays

  Any of you have a Gay Den? What makes it different from a regular den? Are Gay Dens a thing now? Am I behind the times? Do these alleged roving gangs of gays meet up in Gay Dens? Is it like Sons of Anarchy (which I just started watching on Netflix and am obsessed [...]

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7 Years

By on April 4, 2013 in besties, holidays & celebrations, nerdy apple/cop's wife

  Today is my 7 year blogging anniversary. My how time flies. And stands still. And is slow and fast and like watching paint dry and like being struck by lightning. I want to thank all you lovely folks for reading and commenting and emailing and tweeting and generally being super awesome and engaged. I [...]

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