weapons of massdistraction

Sometimes I shoot myself in the foot. Most of my bills are set up to use autopay because it’s less of a hassle. The ones that aren’t sort of fall off my radar. Last night I got home to find the DSL and land line had been disconnected. Doh! I called from my cell [...]

My attention span has been particularly short lately. I reeeeeally doubt I’ll be doing next month’s National Novel Writing Month (tenth anniversary edition!) as much as I’d like to. Strange to think I participated - and managed to finish - in 2004. During the last presidential election. Strolling through the archives from that era got [...]

The boy’s psychologist has two main criticisms of my parenting style: 1) I’m too much fun and 2) too often I shield my son from his neurotypical peers, and others who might cause him distress. She’s not wrong. Since it’s just the two of us, the path of least resistance is that much more appealing. [...]

For some reason these places exist only on the fringes, in the far-flung suburbs. Rarely are they conveniently located in the city. I’ve avoided it for so long, but Saturday night I got pulled over. By an undercover cop. Thankfully I drove away without a ticket, but also without any peace of mind. So this [...]