Archives: February, 2007

kat — February 19, 2007, 8:58 pm

faults

One of my favorite friends invited me to dinner with him and his boyfriend. He even said he would cook curry for me. I said, “Oh, a man who can cook! You’re perfect. I’ll bring the Oscar Wilde and white wine, if you are willing to slave over a hot stove for me.”
His response, “I’m […]

kat — , 7:57 pm

of mice and mechanics

So, this morning, I climb into my six-month old Kia Sportage, and it’s having trouble starting. I rev it like a grandma going through a store front window, but it simply doesn’t want to stay running. It’s fighting me.
Now, I know just enough about cars to be dangerous, as they tend to say. If there’s […]

kat — February 14, 2007, 1:57 pm

V-Day greetings

I sent a letter to my friends today to celebrate the holiday that is orchestrated by marketing peeps to make us single people feel like there must be SOMETHING wrong with us.
This morning, I felt most sorry for our company receptionist. When I walked in at 8:30, she was already dealing with a couple of […]

kat — February 12, 2007, 8:39 pm

sex and the IM conversation

Overheard:
ML: I’m reading “savage love.”  One reader wrote in with this question: What’s the biggest difference between a gay and a straight marriage? Dan’s answer was: The only really significant difference, SBWTK, is the likelihood of any given husband hearing these 11 magic words: “Honey, it’s been way too long since we had a three-way.”
jinkies1973: […]

kat — February 1, 2007, 2:42 pm

remembering Molly

Molly Ivins was a divider in a land overrun with sappy, New Age, touchy-feely directives that we should join together, be a mass, toe the company/government line.
In a world where Prez Bush wanted nothing more than our steady and unflagging support, no matter what, Molly Ivins said, “You’re an idiot, and you’ve lost your fucking […]