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 [...]
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 [...]
Random Acts of Kindness from a Grumpy Old Man
March 26, 2013 – Posted in: Bright Side of Life, Reno, Tammy Thinks, Worst Mom RandomnessSo yesterday, I was at the grocery store with my daughter, Elfie, and this old guy driving a Weasel scooter zips by us, kind of close, and I realize he's tossed something into our cart. I look down, thinking, "What the hell," and see. . . an orange balloon animal. So I pick it up, [...]
Eating Big, Playing Hard, and Shopping Small
November 24, 2012 – Posted in: Elfie, Grosser than Gross, Holidays, Jasper, Logan's Story, Newt, Reno, Shopping Hell, Vacation, Worst Mom Randomness, Worst Mom ReviewsWell, we've survived Thanksgiving weekend (so far). I'm not calling it a complete success until we get everybody out of bed and off to school Monday morning after nine late nights and Wii-filled days. Here are a few highlights from the last few days... •I finally put a crowbar in it and got Elfie some new [...]
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 [...]
Pre-trick-or-treating in Reno — Because Halloween Night is Not Enough!
October 22, 2012 – Posted in: Holidays, Reno, Things To Do with Kids, Worst Mom RandomnessSo I don't know about you guys, but I can't believe we're already heading into the end of October. Frankly this scares the hell out of me because we all know Halloween is the starting line for the holidays. It's sort of like being put in that tube that takes you up into the arena [...]
Logan’s Story Part 13: Home
October 19, 2012 – Posted in: Family, Gratitude, Grief, Logan's Story, Mom dying, Reno, Sappy Tammy, UncategorizedLogan finally came home yesterday. For those of you not following the story, my 24-year-old cousin drowned about a month ago at Lake Almanor, California. They didn't find his body for about three-and-a-half weeks. My aunt finally got his ashes yesterday. To say this was an arduous process would be an understatement. I don't want [...]
The Reno Balloon Races — If Only They Could Make Dawn a Little Later
September 9, 2012 – Posted in: Grosser than Gross, No Good Deed, Okay That's Funny, Parenting, Personal Insanity, Reno, Sundays in My City, Things To Do with KidsToday was, well, interesting... Every year since the kids were about 3, we've gone to the Reno Balloon Races. We drag everybody out of bed before the sun comes up, drive down to a big park with a bunch of freakishly perky people, walk around in the dark, and freeze while we watch close to [...]
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