I just wrote a piece for Rocket City Mom’s Offbeat Hobbies series about the Rocket City Rebels—our own hometown children’s roller derby team. The more I learned about it, the more I thought “wow, this is really neat!” Then I thought about how much I might have liked to try it as a child (which … Read more
Well, some of you called it. Though my feelings about the chronic traumatic encephalopathy epidemic remain strong, I will not be altogether saying goodbye to football this fall. For one thing, I’m physically going to football games for at least four more years. You see, it seems they play football before and after my sons … Read more
For work attire, I should be mostly into my polos by now. Instead I am still wearing oxfords and even sweaters about as often, because winter won’t quite let go. There is ample bitching about this. I don’t mind it at all. In fact, I prefer it. It retards insect reproduction. It keeps our comfort … Read more