Pollution

Pollution is disgusting.
You should never blow your nose only be greeted by a disgusting black mess. Unless you have an interesting disease, then that might be ok.
You should also never have to worry that when you wash your hair at the gym, you’ll have to re-wash it when you get home because [...]

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White Shorts

Men of Ireland, I love you. I married one of you. I live happily amongst you. But I do have one request.
PLEASE STOP WEARING WHITE ATHLETIC SHORTS.
This is a rainy country.
Jock straps are not popular here.
Disaster results.
I’ve seen quite enough, thank you.
(Although Ronan O’Gara, feel free to continue wearing whatever you want. It’ll be our [...]

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My Sister Cracks Me Up

Beth: What do you think of this bag?

Jennifer: Oh don’t get that. I saw it and it’s bad.Beth: Oh. I just asked Santa for it.Jennifer: It’s ok. It’s you.
A little later in the same conversation.
Beth: What do you think of this skirt?

Jennifer: Oh dear, that’s aggressive.

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Take A Guess Tuesday

Revenue has seen fit to give me a tax refund, so today’s question is:
On what did I spend my very tidy refund check?
A. This little beauty that I have been coveting.
B. This little beauty that I have been coveting.
C. This little beauty that I have been coveting.
D. Paying off [...]

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My Mortification is Complete

Upon entering the elevator, I was surprised to see someone else already in it. (Seriously, I never have to share a lift. What is the world coming to?!) When we said hello I realized that he was Australian. I pressed the button for my floor, and the button one floor higher was already lit up. [...]

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Moderately Priced Mistake

This weekend I made a moderately priced mistake. Sick of schlepping around town with a purse the size of a suitcase, I made the executive decision to buy a new bag that could fit all of my essentials.
My mistake, of course, was not realizing what my essentials are. I am not [...]

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Communication is Key

Experts agree that communication is the key to a good marriage. I, being an expert, agree with this, and might argue that it is the LISTENING to each other that marks a really great marriage. Larry and I listen to each other all the time. We listen so well, we each know [...]

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Au Contraire!

Au contraire, Ireland, who tells me en masse that I don’t have an American accent. Just because I don’t sound like W doesn’t mean I don’t sound like a significant portion of the country. In fact, it seems that I have a stereotypical accent for where I learned to talk:

What American accent do [...]

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Click for Cans

Now that we’ve all stuffed ourselves silly, maybe it’s time we turn our attention to those who didn’t have a giant Thanksgiving dinner.
Campbell’s (the soup company) is running a program called Click for Cans in which they are going to donate one can of soup for every pound of an entire NFL team’s [...]

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Expat Thanksgiving Spectacular

True to her word, Joanne hosted an Expat Thanksgiving Spectacular like none other! She had great food, cute decorations and we even all managed to get out a “What I’m thankful for” before diving into everything. Behold, our buffet in full color:

Behold, Jo’s cutesy cute table:
Behold, J & K working hard in the [...]

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