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It started when the women’s restroom was out of order, leaving us the men’s restroom. I stood there, in the restroom, looking at a strange little mat on the floor around the toilet. What in the world is that for? I wondered. I pondered its usage. It looked a bit like a stress mat that …

Jessica Fletcher and the woman from Proverbs 31 give me a headache. Like M.C. Hammer, I can’t touch that. Jessica Fletcher jogs and bikes and fishes. She doesn’t drive a car. She is an excellent writer, and world-renowned. She travels everywhere, and gets invited to nearly every kind of event imaginable. She is educated and educates. …

Women do strange things in front of the pastry cases. They “ooh” and “aah” like they do when they see a new baby. They gush about the crusts of the breads. The (nearly all) make the joke that they’d like one of everything, and isn’t it all so gorgeous? If they have a friend with …

This weekend I attended a women’s retreat with my mom, an event where women from my denomination all across the state get together and worship and listen to a speaker.  There is a nice banquet with edible flowers on the plates which I generally collect and take home. After the closing service on Saturday, right …

This Facebook ad caught my eye, because apparently fashion girls are needed for free torture. Those shoes are ridiculous. Why would anyone purposefully create a wooden spine for your calf? But wait. Check out some of the other ads in the rotation: “My feet are tiny giraffes!” and “I can feed my shoes through a …