You have no right to exist if you need so many legs I’m afraid of snakes. Which isn’t great, considering I now live in the most snake-infested state in the U.S. Texas is home to 68 different species of snakes, and sadly, nobody is able to count how many snakes live here because the little buggers are so mobile. …

And I did, I thought about you — For the uninitiated, and the YOUNG, that’s Frank Sinatra. Yes, the photo AND the song. I’m currently 3/4 of the way through my first trip on Amtrak’s Texas Eagle train. I’m headed to Austin for a work conference that I didn’t register or pay for, but will probably attend because…

Yes, you should be sharing your location with people you trust — A few weeks ago, there was a mass shooting five miles from my house. Eight people died; they were simply minding their own business during a shopping trip when someone opened fire. And I know not one of you who just read those two sentences is surprised, because this has…

It didn’t go quite as well as I hoped it would — The premise was simple: we have a lot of people at my company with terrible headshots. Terrible. I mean, some of them are less than 50 kilobites in size, so they get fuzzy when enlarged. Some of them were taken at a wedding, and it’s obvious. And some of them…

I say this with love: I’m worried about you — Please, try not to be angry with me. I care about you so much. I see the pain you are in. I cannot fix it. Only you can. I don’t really know what you’re going through, I can only guess at it from the bits and pieces you share with…

Not yet, anyway — That image fits. I feel about as prickly as a cactus. Getting older sucks until you consider the alternative. Right now, my poor body has had about all it can take. …

I can’t make this shit up — Some of you are going to hate me when you’re done reading this. That’s fine. I’m a grown-ass woman, I get paid to write, and sometimes life is just too damn funny not to share with you. I went to see a proctologist today. For the uninitiated, that’s a doctor…

Adventures of a California Girl in the Land of Big D — When I first made the decision to move to the Dallas-Fort Worth area back in 2021, I was fleeing my horrible marriage and wanting a fresh start somewhere where (practically) nobody knew me. Having now been a resident of the Lone Star State for four months, I am certainly no…

Dark Music, Darker Sex, and How I Ended Up at the “Woodstock of the 1980s” — The 1980s was a great time to grow up, musically speaking. As 1979 turned to 1980, the disco era was dying, and new, rebellious forms of music were popping up to fill the void: punk, new wave, and electronic rock. I’d spent much of the 70s listening to first children’s…