What Is a Sticker?

[Playing Blurt with the kids, giving the clue] Mom: A small piece of paper with glue on the back, used to mark or decorate something. Belinda (22): Sticky note! Caleb (9): Sticky paper! Belinda: Post-it note!…The generic form of post-it note! Caleb: Glue paper!...

The Ethics of Sustainable Gardening

This post brought to you by Scotts Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine. With the new religion of ecological awareness come many offshoots. In the gardening world the buzzword sustainable gardening. Indeed, I don’t know what “non-sustainable...

Brain Appendages

Monica (15): Mom, are earlobes called earlobes because it has something to do with the brain, or just because they wanted to call them earlobes? Belinda (22): Monica, are nerves called nerves because they get on your nerves? Monica: No, you know, because you have...

Celebrate 43 Years of Earth Day Stupidity

Sam was born in 1959 and I was born in 1964. The generation gap between us is surprisingly enormous. His formative years were spent listing to music whined by long-haired stoners struggling to articulate consonants whilst sliding gently from one pitch to (almost) the...