Archive for ‘May, 2012’

A Naked Point Of View

With most learning, reality trumps textbook. In my post about my struggle with period placement within or outside quotation marks, your comments sealed my knowledge better than…

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To Johnny, With Love And Creepiness

Why yes, Johnny, I will have your baby. But beware. With age comes chromosomal mishap… Anybody out there with whom you’d be willing to pollute the…

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Two Awards And A Sassy Recipient

I have come to a sobering conclusion. After the apocalypse, only two things will remain. Cockroaches and blogger awards. I hope the preceding statement does not…

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The Ideal Blog Post Length: Does Size Matter?

Unless one is trying to reproduce, shrinkage is not always bad. And now that I’ve planted images of shriveled anatomy in your mind, let’s begin. If…

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Hmm, Did I Write That?

Several months ago, I caught the end of a morning talk show, where a successful novelist mentioned she never read fiction because she worried she might inadvertently…

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A Mouthful Of Uglies

Let’s start today’s post with a short quiz, shall we? A. Streptococcus mutans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Bacteroides gingivalis, Treponema denticola, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and corynebacteria are: Aliens inhabiting the planet Ifyouchoosethisansweryouareanidiot. Children…

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Who Needs A G-Spot When You Can Have A Sweet Spot?

Recently, a gynecologist reportedly located the G-spot on an 83-year-old female cadaver. There are so many things wrong with that statement, I don’t know where to…

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Help A Girl Out With Her Periods

Oh, come on, I don’t mean that kind of period. Good god, I don’t even floss my teeth in front of my husband. Do you really…

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