by Erin MacNair | Jul 22, 2018 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
We’ve all had the feeling where we’ve wanted to inject ourselves into a movie, to be the character in it, to live like they do. The last time I had such a reaction was while watching Black Panther. The women in it were tall, beautiful, bald (I have often thought hair...
by Erin MacNair | Apr 2, 2018 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
You know those times when you think you’ve planned ahead, but actually haven’t? Like, at say, ten o’clock at night when you finally dig out all the Easter candy and baskets and crap you have to hide because, even if the kids are big enough to know better, you still...
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 | Aug 10, 2017 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
The “Earthquake Preparedness” list has been sitting on the counter for quite some time. Years, maybe. Ages ago we did a half-assed job at chucking some cans in a plastic container…but we had things like thermal blankets and a few flashlights, etc. It didn’t seem...
by Erin MacNair | Jul 7, 2017 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
My dad had three rules for me, which he imparted on my fifteenth birthday. No Motorcycles. No LSD. And something else, which I must have already done, because I didn’t even clock that one going in. Right out the other ear. He told me about his various skids, mishaps,...
by Erin MacNair | Jun 16, 2017 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
I haven’t been writing the blog lately because the world has been getting me down. You too? Yeah, I thought so. I didn’t want to spread that around anymore than it already is spreading. Like when you step in dog crap and then get into somebody’s car. And then you all...