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“Go big, or go home!” It’s an anecdote that’s become just as popular as any of the old classics. When you think about it,  it’s pretty timeless and can be applied to just about anything. A hairstyle, the “buffness” (so not a real word) of one’s boyfriend, a night out or even the size of…

Going back to my root(vegetable)s

Inspiration. It’s a funny thing. Like a redneck daddy, it tends to come and go as it pleases and most of the time, it’s never really there when you need it. Some don’t know where to find it, some never seem to run out of it (bastards) and some discover it in the strangest of…

Risking it for the Biscuit

If the movie “Hot Rod” taught me anything, it was three things. 1. Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” is a timeless, feel-good rock anthem. 2. “W(H)iskey” is not an applicable safe word when speech impediments are rife and 3. “You gotta risk it to get the biscuit.” (Literal meaning of that last one… You have to…

(Wo)man Down

This weekend was one for the books. It kicked off with a road trip to the midlands, continued with my sister’s epic wedding that included me catching the bouquet, tequila shots with Aunty Delores (hi Aunty D!) and ended with a Sunday afternoon on the couch. I must just mention that all of the above…

Livin’ on a Square

It’s Tuesday, and unlike Thug Life Thursday, I don’t have a particularly cool term for this day of the week. Why? For starters it’s too close to Monday and it’s far too boring for my liking. Nothing remotely remarkable seems to happen on a Tuesday (well, not in my experience anyway). So I guess I…