Hidden Cache of Lost Marbles

Where did I put my marbles this weekend? For starters, Berns and I signed up for NaNoWriMo, which if you haven’t heard about is probably the most intimidating bout of dedicated self-torture through literary explosion I’ve heard of and knowingly, even excitedly, volunteered for!  NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and it takes place [...]

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Let’s Play With “A”: Anagrams and Acrostics

I still continue the family game night tradition with the nuclear family I’m creating on my own (which, at present, contains me, my moondoggy, our cats, and our friends). We love playing UNO, Clue, and other famous family fun board and card games! But, most of all, I love word games — Apples to Apples, [...]

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Best Reason to Neglect Your Spleen

Do you know the functional purpose of the spleen? I can’t think of one. And certainly there can be no aesthetic or therapeutic purpose for the spleen. So, folks, I can think of no better time to buy your spleen a coffin! That’s right, our friends at spleencoffin won Best of Baltimore for Best DIY [...]

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