Monthly Archives: July 2002

We’re back from the desert

And wow, it was hot. Duh, you say, but really you’re thinking, It’s summer, you freak! Yes, I am a freak because I live in a town wherein if the thermometer hits 80 everyone says, Oooh, I’m melting, and swoons … Continue reading

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Palm Springs is hotter than Satan’s burrito.

But Hollywood week continues here on Fussy: Jack’s dad was on AMC this morning in a movie called Tension at Table Rock. It’s a not-too-bad grade-B cowboy flick, made in the fifties. Jack’s dad isn’t on the screen for five … Continue reading

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We’re going to visit Jack’s mom . . .

We’re going to visit Jack’s mom for a couple of days and we’re bringing a duffel bag full of laundry. Yes, two adults with a child and car payments are still bringing laundry to mom’s on the weekend. Oh, we … Continue reading

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Well, we went out to breakfast this morning

Well, we went out to breakfast this morning, as directed by The New York Times, to a little restaurant called Tupelo Junction. This place has been avoided by us for a year and a half because of its trying-too-hard-to-be-a-Southern-roadside-shack concept. … Continue reading

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Wah wah wah

I’ve been complaining about Santa Barbara for as long as I’ve lived here. Eleven years! (You say, Fine, so why stay? Why don’t you move? Oh, sure, I say, You and your simple, obvious questions.) This morning, however, a check … Continue reading

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I’m a Blog of Note!

I knew that if I bought the t-shirt and upgraded to Pro, one of the many-headed Blogger Gods would notice me. The checks cleared and my prayers were answered. Now if St. Rocco would just clear up this weeping sore … Continue reading

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I am an Evil Genius

I just discovered that I can make Jackson take a nap whenever I feel like it because he doesn’t know what time it is. This morning he woke up at 7:00 (God bless him) and at 9:15 I said, “Gee, … Continue reading

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Those with a gift, take note.

“As Carmichael pointed out to me, Armstrong has always been gifted, but ‘genetically he is not alone. He is near the top but not at the top. I have seen people better than Lance that never go anywhere. Before Lance … Continue reading

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I have died and gone to refrigerator magnet heaven.

I have died and gone to refrigerator magnet heaven. This one brings a tear to the eye of ex-Catholic girls everywhere. This one speaks of simple satisfactions.

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Return Address

I always peek in my next-door neighbor’s mailbox to see if any of our mail got mixed up. The other day I looked in there and saw a letter with a return address from someone named “Hugh G. Rection.”

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