The other Sunday, as I was dropping off Mr Justice at a playdate, I found myself grumbling out loud about how I was supposed to be going food shopping next with the other two children and how I resented doing this on the weekend because I could do the shopping with Pixie and Tiddles any [...]
Archive for March, 2009
A Necessary Distinction
Posted in Rabid Monkey Rants, tagged a change is as good as a holiday, Door Sentry, humor, humour, kids, parenting, shopping whilst heavily accessorised by small children, The Yawning Abyss of Parental Madness, weekends on March 31, 2009 | 13 Comments »
The Monsters Upstairs
Posted in Confessing, tagged a cautionary tale, anaesthetics, anaesthetists who don't laugh, billable extras, humor, humour, oral surgery, the result of dental neglect on March 30, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The last time I had a consultation appointment with my oral surgeon, he told me about how one of his patients blew her nose four weeks after surgery and burst a major artery. And then he laughed.
It’s not the kind of thing that fills you with confidence, especially when this particular surgeon’s surname resembles the [...]
Said A Close Pal…
Posted in Setting the record straight, tagged close pals, dating sumo-wrestlers, friends who are lawyers, humor, humour, packaging innovation in personal hygiene products, Popcorn Chicken, The Mild-Mannered Lawyer, unsubstantiated rumours, X-rated morning teas on March 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I have long since been an avid consumer of magazines where “close pals” are constantly dishing the dirt on their famous friends. Some pals! But I never thought in a million years that I would become embroiled in a similar situation. Mostly because I’m not famous and, generally speaking, people really don’t give a shit [...]