I have a friend visiting next week. We just firmed up plans to tick something off of her "35 Before 35" list. Which reminded me that, back in the day,…
So pretty! And the flowers look nice too. Yesterday was the « Fête des Mères » here in France. You see signs for the holiday in shop windows (especially jewelers and chocolatiers),…
A belated happy VE Day to all who celebrate! (Given that it's also called Victory over Fascism Day, we should all celebrate). Brunch with my Bestie We're halfway through a…
It's impossible to listen to/watch/read the news these days without hearing/seeing/reading some depressing story about the current state of our economy. There's no way around it, our current economic is…
Well, now that I have a mastered copy of my album in my hands, I feel comfortable offering up a copy for pre-order. The physical copies should be available in…
This is the letter that I got back in response to my complaint. I suppose that it's satisfying, but it sure does sound an awful lot like the last response…
Previous letter is here. If I keep sending these, they're eventually going to write me off as a crackpot. But it's not my fault that they suck! Details changed to…
By all outward indicators, today should have sucked. Last night, Kristian and I were out late at an all you can eat/all you can drink beer and BBQ event. This…
My day began today with (yet another) person sending me an email addressed, "Dear Ruth..." Why must people call me Ruth? Why? Oh, I know why, it's because people don't fucking…
Upon hearing that yet another friend was pregnant.... Me: Yay! I'll babysit! Friend: Free of charge? Me: Sure, just make sure there's plenty of ice cream in the freezer. What…
For privacy's sake, I will neither confirm nor deny knowing the writer of this blog. All I will tell you is that it's very well written, quite entertaining and will…