by Erin MacNair | Feb 15, 2018 | Random Bits, Welcome
The last blog I wrote was about trying to restore faith in humanity. But…I’m failing at it. “Fuzzy bunnies” just isn’t working. Not even pictures of cats stuck in the couch or wearing hamburger outfits can cheer me up. And no matter how many of those “decent...
by Erin MacNair | Dec 31, 2017 | Random Bits, Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
My mom used to tell me (when I needed it, I’m sure) “If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” Sometimes I don’t heed this valuable advice, and I always pay for it. A few people have asked me where the blog is/has been these past few months....
by Erin MacNair | Oct 17, 2017 | Random Bits, Welcome
I was standing in line at the bakery, waiting to buy the last cranberry sourdough loaf prominently displayed by the cash register. The door chimed, and a man walked in. “Fuck!” he yelled. My daughter turned to me and smirked, gave me the one eyebrow up look that I...
by Erin MacNair | Sep 12, 2017 | Random Bits, Welcome
I found this card, and it made my day, because it sums it up. Kids, they can have all sorts of excitements. Kids: Oh yeay! It’s my birthday! I wonder what presents I will get! Adults: Shit, a year closer to the grave. I wonder who will remember my birthday....
by Erin MacNair | Aug 24, 2017 | The Baffling, Welcome
All Summer in a Day, by Rad Bradbury, is one of my favorite stories. Our second-grade teacher read it to us- she was an avid reader. She was also very strict, and perhaps she was giving us a warning about what the cost of being a little shit can truly be. We didn’t...
