And then there are the truly insane.

Spawn has been invited to a birthday party this weekend.  By “this weekend” I mean it’s a sleepover party and it’s supposed to last ALL weekend.  In fact, I just heard back from the party hosts that yes, despite the weather and the ice and the trees down, the party is going on as scheduled. 
Unbelievable.  [...]

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Just think — a month ago I was sitting on the beach.

Really.  I’ve had about all the fun I can stand. 

The worst of it is, I am housebound with the people I purport to hold dear.  This may not hold true for much longer if we can’t get away from each other. 
– Mox

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Two days is about my limit.

As bad as the weather was yesterday, Spawn and I managed to keep ourselves entertained for most of our captivity.  Though my plans to clean out the pantry were by necessity scrapped once I learned that my outside trash can was both frozen to the ground and also frozen shut.  I also learned that Spawn is [...]

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The one where I get to pretend I’ve got a domestic streak.

So we’re out of school today. 
Y’all, it rained/sleeted/froze all night long last night.  Frankly I’d much rather have snow than all this ice, because with the ice comes the chance that the power lines will come down.  A Mox without electricity is a Mox coming unwound.  Ain’t pretty. 
Spawn is vegging out in front of the [...]

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Phooey.

Does anyone out there know anything about how to control the weather?  Someone that perhaps we could call?  Because I’d like to put in an order to change it this week. 
Beyond the cold that I now so famously abhor, I’d like to at least postpone the cataclysm that’s supposed to visit us tonight and tomorrow. [...]

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An independent woman, not of independent means.

With all of this talk about hiring freezes and pay freezes, and let’s not forget the freezing temperatures here lately, it’s enough to drive a woman mad.  I just read an article in the paper this morning about how so many companies are implementing pay freezes and quite frankly, I am already there. 
I can’t tell [...]

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When worlds collide.

My cousin recently sucked me into joining Facebook. Which is okay considering that this has quickly become the best way for my large and extended family to keep up with one another.
And then, hey, I found some of my high school classmates on Facebook.
And wouldn’t you know, some of my sorority sisters.
Also, a large contingent [...]

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C’mon baby, mama needs a new pair of shoes.

Man, the state of my shoes these days. 
I come from a long line of shoe-loving women.  It’s one truly girly thing I can claim for myself.  I love shoes.  But in typical Mox fashion, I love shoes that are supremely comfortable.  This of course lets out the many upon many styles of high heels and [...]

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Reasonable is as reasonable does

– Mox

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Ok, here it is.

My belated but official rant about people who do not understand what “RSVP” means. 
Maybe they do understand, but they just don’t care.  No matter.  I’m here to sound off about it. 
Spawn’s party was quite possibly the best party we have given thus far.  And I say the best because I was not in charge of [...]

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