Entries tagged with 'The Momster'
A Shopping Manifesto
April 17, 2009
Let's face it, in these days of a new frugality and increased consciousness about need vs. want, shopping is deeply uncool. It's about time. Even the ultra-rich have pared back on blatant consumerism - or at least are hiding it... Read more >
Easy Spirit
December 15, 2008
My mom's closet is the size I dream about. A walk-in affair, it has its own window and being my mom's, is organized to the hilt. You'll find many things in my mom's closet. A vintage alligator handbag. A 1970s... Read more >
Here's Looking at You, Winky
December 28, 2007
I'm finally used to writing '07 when I write out the date, which can mean only one thing: It just turned 2008.And look! It has been more than two weeks since I last blogged. Which means I've been running around... Read more >
Mom's Makeover
September 21, 2007
Today was makeover day at Chez Varmint, and today's victim (in keeping with the theme of the last two weeks) was Mom. I figure that after all the crap appointments getting needles in the eye and arms, tubes in the... Read more >
Picking a New Poison
September 19, 2007
Fantastic news: The Momster doesn't have cancer. After her rather spectacular coughing up of blood, I would have bet my first born that she wasn't going to dodge that bullet, but I'd have been wrong. She did - once again... Read more >
Better Than Caffeine
September 1, 2007
Yesterday was Friday, but definitely not the TGIF-kind. It was more like ACIF - Aw, Crap It's Friday. My mom, whose various diverse personalities are also known respectively as The Kansas Farmgirl, The Opera Diva and Madame Cluck-Cluck, was gravely... Read more >
Our Christmas Miracle
December 24, 2006
This Christmas Eve morning, a miracle occurred. Not only did I get out of the house baby-less for the second time in two days, but I took my sister-in-law Rachel and my mom to the nail salon. We all got... Read more >
The 'Dear Mom' Letter
November 4, 2006
Dear Mom, Now that I have a daughter, a few things have come clear to me. So here it is, the kind of letter moms long to someday receive - especially during their kids' teen years. Notice I'm sending it... Read more >
A Grand Nite Out
November 3, 2006
The Varmint and I, in our wild imaginings of what Life with Offspring might be like, realized there would be sacrifices. For example, personal hygeine and Jell-o shots would be moving a few rungs down the priority ladder. As far... Read more >
Ornithologically Speaking
October 24, 2006
Tam: "Look at that red-tailed hawk!" Mom: "How beautiful! Remember all of those red-tailed hawks that used to live in the canyon behind my house? They don't live there anymore. I think it's because of the crazy lady across the... Read more >
Good Genes
September 14, 2006
You never know what you're going to get, genetically speaking. Sometimes, it feels like you could as easily roll the dice and build your own person, Dungeons & Dragons style, as be born with your own particular characteristics. (See? There... Read more >
Schweaty Boobs
July 27, 2006
San Diego's been a sauna lately: hot, moist and stinky. Not New Orleans-in-the-heat-of-summer uncomfortable, nor Chicago-in-the-blast-of-winter painful (gotta get some perspective, here), but uncharacteristically sticky and steaming and absolutely unrelenting. It's the kind of heat where sleeping becomes a challenge... Read more >
Snapshot
July 17, 2006
Mom, her good friend and neighbor Bobbie, and the ever-present, camera-obsessed, attention mongering Duckbilled Varmint.... Read more >
It's About Damn Time
July 13, 2006
Getting my mom to try or in any way shift to something new is nearly impossible. It's not that she's closed-minded - she's more just set in her ways, is painfully shy, and dreads change with the force of a... Read more >
It's a Girl!
April 21, 2006
It was sonogram and amniocentesis day today - and we found out the big, Big, BIG news that we're having a girl - and she's looking perfect. Yahoo! It's funny, both sides of the family were exchanging the typical pleasantries,... Read more >
Sleepless in San Diego
February 9, 2006
This isn't going to be a funny entry. Humor takes effort, and I'm too damned tired. Insomnia has plagued me ever since I can remember. Often, I'm fretting over work stuff or a weird social thing - but sometimes, it's... Read more >
Farewell, Clairemont Bowl
February 1, 2006
One of the last great bastions of blue collar entertainment in my neighborhood is sadly being torn down in earnest. After 49 years, the Clairemont Bowl is being leveled to make room for yuppie condos. Prior to the "official"... Read more >
Because the Truth Makes Me Squirmy
November 17, 2005
As we were driving the other morning to get a cup of obscenely expensive coffee, my mom said a wonderful thing to me: "You know what, Tam? I think you two are more in love today than on the... Read more >
Meet The Momster
November 8, 2005
Meet Jan, better known as Mom. Mom, like most moms, totally rocks. She's one of the most complex, deeply complicated and genuinely sweet people I've ever met. (But don't tell her I said that. She's trying to maintain a certain... Read more >
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