by KimBoo York | Sep 6, 2016 | Life and all That
“Why I Hate Teddy Bears”Another out from left field from ColleenP. This one actually resulted in a rousing discussion because, uh, I like teddy bears:yeah, WHO is the weirdo here?!?!??!oh sure. okay.But that final comment, tho’. That interests me, because personally I...
by KimBoo York | Sep 5, 2016 | Life and all That
“Monkeys: Totally Cute or Weirdly Disturbing?” ColleenP wants me to write about monkeys. I don’t know why, and I’m suspicious, but…okay???? Thing is, monkeys are both, aren’t they? I mean, they are close enough relatives to homo sapiens sapiens that their cute...
by KimBoo York | Sep 4, 2016 | Going on 50, Life and all That
The first episode of my new podcast was actually listened to by more then one person, so I think that qualifies as an unmitigated success! On to episode two, wherein I talk about hurricanes (I’m so timely!), nostalgia, Granny, and my...
by KimBoo York | Sep 4, 2016 | Life and all That
‘Positive affirmations and my life’ When I was about seven or eight years old, I asked my Mother why scary books are scary, if they aren’t actually true. She told me that we convince ourselves that what we are reading is true, at least for the characters we are...
by KimBoo York | Aug 30, 2016 | Life and all That
My mother was beautiful. Then she wasn’t. I’ve been pretty invisible most of my life; I’m not pretty, wealthy, thin, or famous and so I’ve lived in that average mundane body that I was born into. I’ve looked better and I’ve looked worse, and while I loathe my face and...
by KimBoo York | Aug 25, 2016 | Life and all That
“empanadas” KenK prompted me “empanada” with zero explanations and, I suspect, zero expectations. I think I can spin this as a lesson in cultural isolation, though. I spent the latter part of my childhood in the Central Florida area, which has a strong Hispanic and...
