Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: March 2017

  • Cheetus

    Cheeto necklace says, “Someone thought I was too subtle.”

  • What Good Is Sitting Alone in Your Room

    We packed a month of fun into Saturday. We were among the hundreds of people who lined Market Street for the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade downtown. I’ve never been to a parade downtown. Cheesy fun. I realized once again that since my paternal great-grandparents were both supposedly from Ireland that I am just as Irish…

  • We Are Both Too Dumb to Be Married: Part Two – Ellen

    Since he’s been retired, Gary has had a lot of time to devote to his new purpose in life: Converting the World to Liberalism Through New York Times Facebook Links. The thing is, he gets personally affronted if you do not take the time to follow the link and read the whole article. I’ve started…

  • We Are Both Too Dumb to Be Married: Part One – Gary

    Gary was binge-watching Marco Polo on Netflix. I was in the room, doing a puzzle on the iPad, because Being In the Room is about all that’s left of our Love Languages. Something Genghis Kahn said (“I welcome Christians and Muslims”) launched a debate in our room: Were Christ and Mohammed contemporaries? Gary said yes.…