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Splits Happen: An Airport Love Story
Airports are chaos factories, but nothing says “romance” like The Boy nearly doing the splits on an escalator at 4 a.m. while I cackled on my back and The Recluse pretended not to know us.
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Sep 252 min read


Grocery Cart Olympics
Every grocery trip is a low-budget Hunger Games, complete with squeaky-wheeled chariots, aisle blockers, and cart abandoners who treat the parking lot like a demolition derby.
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Aug 142 min read


Snacks as a Life Strategy
My coping mechanism is snacks. Crackers, fruit, vegetables (but don’t you dare call them veggies). Basically, if life happens, I’m eating about it. Snacks are my love language. Fight me.
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Jul 231 min read


Affect vs. Effect: Action, Reaction, and Regret
Affect is the action, effect is the reaction, and together they create regret. This grammar cheat sheet breaks down the difference with humor, whisky, and the timeless truth of “fuck around and find out.
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Jun 191 min read


My Snow Squall Walk of Shame
I recently found myself stranded by a snow squall in a Weis parking lot. My brilliant solution? Walk two miles through the woods in sweatpants, a cardigan, and not a shred of dignity — kept alive only by the fear of being discovered frozen, underwear-free, in the morning news.
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Dec 20, 20231 min read


Coffee Conundrum
My coffee need is inversely related to my ability to make the required coffee.
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Nov 9, 20232 min read


What's Your Damage, Lola?
I was unprepared to discover women were just as evil, more so because we attack our own gender.
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Nov 8, 20235 min read


Let's Be Friends
The problem is, how do you make real friends as an adult?
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Nov 2, 20232 min read


Dare to Drive
Since I have yet to be placed in charge of a federal DMV, let's run down some basic driving rules.
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Oct 31, 20232 min read


Lost and Found
Am I saying that the universe lost my favorite earring on purpose, knowing it would lead me to my favorite guy?
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Oct 31, 20233 min read


It's True About Grammar; Its Rules Are Clear
It's not rocket science, but grammar sure can have its quirks.
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Oct 31, 20231 min read


Mammogram Merriment
Everyone knows cancer is bad, and cleavage is good.
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Oct 27, 20233 min read


Do You Lie, or Do You Lay?
You like to sleep . . . sometimes alone and sometimes with others. So how do you know if you are lying or laying or laid?
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
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