She stood in front of the mirror in the locker room. “My mother says they’re water blemishes, not real pimples,” She said to the gaggle of girls gathered around her. Water blemishes?  I looked doubtfully at her reflection.  They looked like normal pimples to me. I hadn’t changed yet.  I didn’t like changing clothes.  Partially […]

You know this story already, but maybe you just don’t realize it. This story is also yours, or it is your friend’s, or your mother’s, or your cousin’s.  Maybe it’s your husband’s, or your boss’, or your child’s. My name is Venus, and I am clinically depressed.  This is my story (and it’s a little […]

G was blessedly asleep late afternoon on Sunday.  I took the opportunity to visit some blogs of those who have been kind enough to give me feedback on my own posts.  G woke up, and I set the iPad down on the couch, open to Kris Mulkey’s blog which features a lovely header with the […]

I was watching Law & Order: SVU over the weekend while G was asleep on my lap.   Last week’s episode may have lost them a viewer, but I’m sad to say it may not be for the reasons it should be. !!SPOILER ALERT!!  In the episode, an unmarried couple from Buffalo (my current city, dontcha […]

Ok.  I know that the interwebs give us the ability to get important news out to the masses quickly.  Unfortunately, it appears that proper editing of news articles has gone out the window.  I’m starting a series of Unfortunate Grammar posts.  Here’s our first! From this article on Yahoo News just now: “At the height […]