Colleen cheerfully wrote, “A little Etsy find for you!” Yiiiiikes. To me, the “yikes” is more about the conviction with which this is written. I will admit — nay, I willofferthe fact preemptively — that I am not good at spelling. There are a lot of words I have to stop and think about. I …read more.

Y’all, RPB is contagious. It’s a fever. And the only prescription… is more cowbell. Er, I mean, having your submission posted, so that you’re not the only one of your siblings who has yet to be anointed by the RPB. This is why I am ignoring my personal rule of thumb and posting an email. …read more.

For some reason I cannot fathom, a goodly number of my contributors and readers share an alma mater, which appears to be a fairly selective liberal arts college somewhere in the American wilderness. As such we’ve already had a couple of submissions featuring signage from (or about) that institution. Apparently this lovely school has a …read more.

As always, I can mostly leave this post up to Reporter #1 herself. First, a picture from Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mt. St. Helens. The ants go marching one by one, hoorah, hoorah. The ants go marching one by one, hoorah, hoorah! The ants go marching one by one until the side of their mountain …read more.

My husband and I have a funny story, in that way couples have stories that have become funny through time and retelling. It’s not about us, of course, but a completely hypothetical couple who isn’t us. At the time our story takes place, one half of the couple — let’s call that half Apple — …read more.

Okay, this isn’t a done deal, but I’m pitching it here and now. It’ll be irreverent, hip, young — and all about the best typos in Buffalo! First among the many fine places you must visit in Buffalo is the Buffalo Zoo, where members are only appreciated two nights a year. Or three, or six. …read more.

Other than that, there’s not much to say about this one, which appeared on Reporter #1’s Facebook feed. Eeeeeeeee this one is like fingernails and chalkboards. (Youngsters: chalkboards were the whiteboards of my day, and uphill both ways in the snow.) Ugh. After a frisson of horror like that, we clearly need a break full …read more.

It’s Wednesday! And I’m no longer working overnight shift! So, uh, hi. And here’s a post! ———— Reporter #1 includes the important information that this construction site is the same one that features danger lasers. I want to go to there, y’all. The place is obviously happening.

Happy Friday! In my head, it’s Friday, because I got to work on Friday, even if an hour later it was Saturday. Clearly I’m not normal. So perhaps that’s why I’m unimpressed by Hollywood’s new belief that trailers generating excitement for trailers makes sense! Whatever.  Today, the (actual) trailer for Looper was released, and as …read more.

Seriously, I don’t use Yiddish often, but there is no better word for what this little story from Reporter #1 did to me.  Tweaked only to change the kid’s name, because she deserves better than to be a minimized version of her mom. 😛 This evening, Reporter #1’s 8-year-old  7-and-a-half-year-old (sorry! I do words, not …read more.