You know that phenomenon where you put off calling a friend or writing an email because it's going to require carving out a chunk of time that you won't have until you're, I don't know, 90 (which is probably still wrong because my 90-year-old aunt is still pretty frickin' busy)? Or like how you'd really like to clean the inside [...]
5 Things That Have Changed Since You Watched Grease
January 28, 2014 – Posted in: Beauty, Bullying, Elfie, Getting Older, Growing Up, Mean People, Mouths of Babes, Movies, Nevada, Okay That's Funny, Parenting, Things To Do with Kids, Unsolicited Advice, Women's IssuesThe other night, we all sat down and watched Grease. As far as my husband, Tenzin, is concerned, it’d be embarrassing to become a full-grown U.S. American without being able to sing along to "Summer Lovin'" and "You're the One That I Want" (and no, it's his brother who's gay...) Anyway, it became pretty clear [...]
I Know Why Alan Frazier Shot His Doctor. And I Understand.
December 23, 2013 – Posted in: Chronic Pain, Nevada, Reno, Tammy ThinksOn December 17th, 51-year-old Alan Oliver Frazier walked into his urologist's office and shot three people. And I understand why he did it. Read this carefully -- I don't condone what he did. But I understand. I understand it all too well. And when I heard the details of this story -- when we heard the [...]
How to be Famous: Go Get Shot
October 21, 2013 – Posted in: Complaining, Life is Dangerous, Mean People, Media, Nevada, Reno, School, Tammy Thinks, World Gone Crazy, Worst Mom RantsI woke up to a Facebook message from my friend saying there was a shooting at Sparks Middle School and her husband was fine (incidentally, Sparks is right next to Reno, where I live). She wrote this in all caps at least four times and with about five exclamation points behind each "fine." I see [...]
Oh Dean Heller, Why Must You Keep Proving You’re a Wuss
April 22, 2013 – Posted in: Conservatives are Funny, Lying, Mean People, Nevada, Politics, Tammy Thinks, Worst Mom RantsA few weeks ago, Senator Dean Heller, the Republican from my state (Nevada), voted to bring gun control up for debate. This isn't generally what Republicans do, so for about 10 seconds I fell into the trap of believing he might actually be a decent guy. Clearly this is why it was so easy to [...]
Hunting for Christmas Trees in the Wild Blue Yonder
December 7, 2012 – Posted in: Complaining, First World Problems, Holidays, Nevada, Personal Insanity, The Great Outdoors, Things To Do with Kids, This Is Supposed to be Fun, Worst Mom RandomnessSo we officially got our asses kicked by a tree yesterday. At 2 p.m., my husband, Tenzin, and I sprung the kids out of school so we could head up the mountain to cut down our Christmas tree. Tenzin is working every weekend until Christmas, so we figured this was the best solution. Get up [...]
My Son, the Next David Plouffe
November 3, 2012 – Posted in: Autism Recovery, Bright Side of Life, Elfie, Homework, Nevada, Newt, Newt's Story, Personal Insanity, SchoolOne thing I love about our kids' school is that because they're a charter, they can do crazy assignments whenever something interesting comes up. The other day, my son, Newt, came home looking like he'd won the lottery because his teacher had signed him up for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). If you're an adult, [...]
Sexist, Egotistical, Lying, Hypocritical Pumpkin Patch
October 29, 2012 – Posted in: Angry Tammy, Conservatives are Funny, Cranky Tammy, Nevada, No Good Deed, Politics, Reno, This Is Supposed to be Fun, Worst Mom RantsSo Saturday, we finally made it to the pumpkin patch. Little background -- we usually go to a pumpkin patch in town, but this year, we thought we'd try out a newish place on the outskirts that our daughter went to on a class trip. It's owned by a family who live on their farm, [...]
In the Biggest Little City, Every Little Vote Counts
October 26, 2012 – Posted in: Nevada, Reno, UncategorizedSo for all of you NOT living in Reno, sorry to bore the hell out of you with this post. But we're in early voting season here, and I need to plug a few people before it's too late. We're the Biggest Little City, so around here, every little vote counts. For those out-of-staters who [...]
Newbies at the Reno Rodeo
June 22, 2012 – Posted in: Dogs, Elfie, Jasper, Nevada, Newt, Reno, Things To Do with Kids, Worst Mom ReviewsWe took the kids to the Reno Rodeo for the first time this week. I think subconsciously, I've been avoiding it. I have childhood memories of being really stressed out about watching the animals get thrown around and choked with ropes. This could have something to do with the fact that prior to the "fun" [...]
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