No, I’m Not Stupid. And Yes, I Really Do Believe That.

Ah, election season.  The time when the gloves come off and people who I adore and who appear to adore me for 3 years and 9 months at a time all of a sudden lose all filters and start to question both my sanity and my intelligence.  Good times. I am liberal. So very liberal. […]

Soundtrack

When you first find out that your marriage is probably over, your musical listening habits change. Love songs – yeah, no. Songs about breakups are clearly off the table. Songs about “The world sucks, but at least we have each other” –  also not bearable. Angry songs are OK.  Unless you aren’t really angry so […]

The End of Irony

My daughter came home from school today and announced that her literature teacher had let them listen to a song by Alanis Morissette during class.  Intrigued, I asked which one and why. She said that they had listened to “Isn’t it Ironic?” to learn what irony is. Sigh. Have you heard this song?  I used […]