Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Maryanne Wells proposed that we writers all blog on piratical themes in honor of the holiday, sort of like a blog tour without the scurvy, peg legs, and weevils in our hardtack. So in the spirit of pirates everywhere, I present you, my reader, with this true […]
Sweetie and I took the metro down to Baltimore Sunday for the Comic Con, wearing our shirts. I was the demon, he was the angel. My brother, Frank, his friend Eric, and my niece, Kate, also had on promotional shirts. Kate’s proclaimed “Throw your gum on the floor,
Getting There The toughest thing about Tough Mudder was getting there. I had a 9am start time, and I usually like to arrive around an hour early to park my bag and stretch. I live only ten miles from Crumland Farms, and all the runs I’ve done there so far have been really smooth. […]
The Baltimore Comic Con is this weekend, and I am going. Although this will be my first time, my brother is a seasoned veteran of comic conventions. He’s always been a huge fan, and, at one point, even owned a small comic book publishing company. He’s schmoozed with everyone, including the big dogs throughout the […]
The past two weeks I’ve been attempting to overcome a fear. It’s a stupid fear that I’m embarrassed to have. One I’ve glossed over and tried to hide from others. It’s Fear of Canter. I learned to ride horses as an adult. I took lessons, bought a pony or two or three, and next thing […]