Read at your own risk. Some people may find the following offensive... Camp Log: Friday/July 26 Randy, Jackie, and Mohawk arrived at camp for a week of no neighbors on telephones who share too much information, cigarette smoke, and the sound of a lung as it’s hacked up. The locals at camp are cool. There … Continue reading Camp Log
Author: Jackie Allison
Something I Saw While on Vacation
Summer Shorts... A mom pulled a wagon through the seaside town. At each end of the wagon sat a blond-haired boy. Each boy waved a flyswatter. What was the story behind the fly swatters? I’ll take my kids on vacation and, instead of a souvenir t-shirt, I’ll buy them flyswatters. The boys waved … Continue reading Something I Saw While on Vacation
Something I Heard While on Vacation
Summer Shorts... -Parent to a child in the beach parking lot “No, we’re not going to the freaking water park. We’re at the beach!” Yea, to that parent for choosing the beauty and simplicity of nature over the manufactured mayhem of a water park. What would a kid learn at a water … Continue reading Something I Heard While on Vacation
My Daughter’s Apology to the Guy in a Speedo and My Subsequent Apology for My Daughter’s Apology
Summer shorts... Dear Oldish Guy in a banana hammock, I’m sorry that I took your picture and posted it on social media. But you should be sorry for grossing out my followers. I said, “Oh, my Gawd Becky, look at his belly. It’s so BIG!” She grossed out, literally. Budgie smugglers belong on … Continue reading My Daughter’s Apology to the Guy in a Speedo and My Subsequent Apology for My Daughter’s Apology
Pot Luck
Summer Shorts... Recipe for: Baked Good of Choice for Pot Luck Picnic Serves: Depends on how much you spend. Get up at 4a.m.Go to work.Buy killer boots after work as a reward for hard work. (This is what you tell your husband even though you know that he knows that you have a thing for … Continue reading Pot Luck