The Face
When I was in college, a roommate of mine shared a great story. She couldn’t stop laughing while she was telling it, because she knew...
Cringeworthy, embarrassing tales.
When I was in college, a roommate of mine shared a great story. She couldn’t stop laughing while she was telling it, because she knew...
You’d think after years of doing this, I’d learn. Somehow I don’t slow down, look before I leap, or heed the “buyer beware”. I opened...
I’m not one of those people who hates spiders. I actually think they are quite useful and industrious creatures, and they spin beautiful webs. That...
Most of our favorite stories involve a near miss in some way or other, and often there is an underlying theme. Alcohol. I know I...
I was reminded in the grocery store the other day, and again in an elevator the next week, and again a week later. I thought...
I was hoping for a routine visit, a “there’s nothing really wrong with your filling” type of visit. I was also hoping this wouldn’t take...
“Absolutely not”, he said, shooting me down. I found myself pleading. “But I REALLY want to go,” I said, with that whiney intonation reserved for irritating/...
“…Then you mix three parts of copper in, no wait, actually two parts copper, one part silver…..” our instructor shook her head a little as...
I complimented a woman at the gym on her hair. “Thank you!” She tittered. “It takes time, but so does my body. I have to...
Weary parents filed into the library, eschewing responsibilities of soccer night or book club in order to find out what exactly our kids would be...
I call the blog “The Obtuse Angle” because I love the word “obtuse” and I like to poke fun at myself, even if I’m anything but simple. It’s my angle, a way for me to bring levity to the world. The blog is like traveling to the basement of my brain––the messy place, for less-polished, off-the-cuff musings.
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