Thank you Katie I do find this information helpful

I ate another bowl of disappointment this morning and studied the mini-marshmallow blobs to try to determine their symbolism. So abstract. So Jackson Pollack.  
My discontent was noteworthy enough to garner an answer from Katie at General Mills.
Hello Ms. M:
 Thank you for contacting General Mills with your inquiry. The mini marbits Lucky Charms are a limited edition item. Once [...]

Curse you General Mills

It all started Tuesday morning when I opened a shining new box of Lucky Charms…
Ah the magic! Wait a minute. What’s this? Instead of  the sparkling, sugary goodness I’ve come to expect from my charms there are some shriveled, careworn imposter lumps. It’s like my cat buried the charms in the litter box, licked them off and put them [...]

Good, bad, ugly

GOOD
The Dear Hunter, the band I’ve been listening to for weeks. Act I-The Lake South, The River North. Act II: The Meaning of and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading. Act III – Life and Death. If a fascist dictator took over and banned the Dear Hunter’s music I would probably risk imprisonment, that’s how much I love them.
Where [...]

Life as a series of random numbers

On 9/9/09 I woke up at 1:11 and 3:23 a.m.
The relevance of this escapes me but some day it might be important.

Be here now

This is what makes me happy:
Making maple walnut muffins on a rainy night, listening to You Can’t Take It With You, the new As Tall As Lions cd.
Settling  into the corner of the couch with a cup of coffee and Dr. Vitolo’s articles on engrosser’s script while listening to You Can’ t Take it With You.
Driving just [...]

Super comeback to the rescue

I just ran a few errands during lunch and guess what? The I’ve Got My Knickers in a Wrinkle Brigade is out and about. The acting President and Crank at Large was in the drycleaner’s. She was dropping off one of those chenille-type throws that you can buy at Target for $14. Hers was special because [...]

Also

Also, my eyes hurt. All the time.
I just want to sit in a dark room and listen to rain and thunder.
Maybe I have reverse seasonal affective disorder.

To a stranger

you knew me so well
that lingering second look
soul mates in doorways

Something about the sun and the light

The sun has been hurting  my eyes.
The house is cool and dark, except in the kitchen, where the sun angles through the corner of the window. It reminds me of Iowa, even though I’ve never been there.
There’s a small pile of dirty dishes from the morning.  I throw away junk mail and feed the cats.
I feel like fashioning something with [...]

Spelling lesson

Dysfunction is spelled with a Y.
and a D: Do you ever stop talking?
and a Y: Y why aren’t you treating me like a hero when I tracked down information you were too lazy to get?
And an S: Saying the same thing over and over- and over
And an F: Feeble
And a U: Understanding anything I’m saying?
And an N: [...]