I Don’t Blame Bigfoot, & Other Anniversary Reflections

Published on: June 29, 2013June 29, 2013 by Missy O'Brien 4 Comments

My 29th wedding anniversary approaches apace, and I must take some space to thank Husband for nearly three decades of devotion. I must also thank the gods of chaos and fate for arranging my marriage. I certainly had very little to do with it – I was young and stupid and engaged to someone else […]

Sex & Sin & (even worse) Empty Ice Cube Trays

Published on: June 21, 2013June 22, 2013 by Missy O'Brien 1 Comment

For the second time in as many hot summer days I have gone to get ice from the refrigerator and found four empty ice cube trays stacked atop an empty ice bin. Now, there are always degrees of sin — at least in my shades-of-gray world. It’s bad enough to empty the ice bin without […]

Turkey Necks, Terrorists, and Truths

Published on: June 17, 2013December 29, 2017 by Missy O'Brien 3 Comments

“You’ll have to wait longer,” says the pretty little chicklet behind the Motor Vehicle counter, eyeing me warily. “Homeland Security red-flagged you. I gotta get my supervisor.” She takes a vague offhand look around the crowded room. Now, I know that Husband, Son #1, Girlfriend of Son #1, and Son #2 all consider me a […]

They’re God’s Creatures, Too

Published on: June 13, 2013June 14, 2013 by Missy O'Brien 4 Comments

Girlfriend of Son #1 says perkily the other day, “Gee! My fish is still alive! It’s been a whole year, and he isn’t dead yet!” I am good. I clamp my tongue firmly between my back teeth and smile through the ones in front. This benighted fish has been blighting my living room for a […]

Bite your Tongue and Pass the Velveeta

Published on: June 7, 2013June 7, 2013 by Missy O'Brien 2 Comments

“Don’t you have a blog entry or something to do?” asks Husband, somewhat crossly. So here I am. We are looking out the patio door at the wonderful jungle of an Eden Husband has created in our small stark square suburban backyard. When he first started digging up the sod five years ago, I was […]