Rerun. November, 2004. Before some of you were born, yes? == Mamacita says: Remember that anecdote about the young bride whose husband asked her why she cut the beef roast* in half before she put it in the pan? She … Continue reading
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Repost from May 19, 2006. Because it was on my mind. It’s always on my mind. This is the irrational season When love blooms bright and wild, Had Mary been filled with reason, There’d have been no room for the … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Oh, there will be people who won’t like this post. Fair warning: some people will be hit below the belt. Perhaps it’s high time somebody aimed at these people below the belt. There’s been far too much rationalizing … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Today is the first day of the rest of your life the last week of the semester – every student’s favorite week, naturally. I predict that several students will come to class NEXT week, and be all astounded … Continue reading
Mamacita says: You don’t need a big, strong telescope to see wonders in the night sky, you know. All the ancients had was their eyes, and since the air was unpolluted and without the interference of electric lights, they could … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Behavior. It’s on my mind. Watching a mother allow her child to play roughly with an unpaid-for toy throughout the store, then discarding it at the checkout without paying for the damage, disgusted me, and I mentioned it … Continue reading