On Gender and Religion

In lieu of an actual blog post, I’d like to share a lovely quote from my always quotable father, Bernie vO.
(When asked how woman came to be, he said…)
“And then He ripped the rib outta that sonofabitch and said, ‘You need a pain in the ass!’”
Helped me understand a lot of things better.

Cubicle-itis

Last week I was here:
And now I am here:
Work blows.

Mary’s Best Day

Today was my first of 40 consecutive days and nights without ice cream, Swedish Fish, Fruity Pebbles and the like. This is a small sacrifice I make, in my infinite aptitude for hypocrisy, in the name of the Lord-fellow (could be worse — Papa vO gives up scotch. Merciful heavens!). You’d think that that would [...]