Tom Petty: I'm Heartbroken

Tom Petty's death feels like the crushing loss of a dear friend. It doesn't matter that we never even met because Tom treated me lik

Duncan and the Dane Life

A 96-pound, 5-month-old puppy is hard to handle. Duh.

I got a PUPPY for my birthday!!!

The newest addition to the Rubey family Great Dane collective is this gorgeous fawn boy: Duncan!! He's sweet, super-friendly, mellow, a...

Adele and Ed Sheeran Are Sorcerers

Our buddy Babar (not surprisingly, this is not his real name), came to stay with Adam and me for a few days last week and his visit, combine

How It Went Down

I said I'd keep you posted on how my daughter's whole graduation thing went down so let's start at the end: SHE MADE IT! Our brilliant,...

This is what happens when your daughter works in an "intimacy boutique"

Adam trying to go voluntarily comatose while our daughter and her bestie discuss their favorite condom brands: 😂 Not that I wasn't...

Why You Should Talk to Someone Whose Voice You Haven't Heard in 42 Years

Cathleen and I met in a dreadful fashion on the first day of first grade at Pleasant Hill Elementary school in Austin, Texas. Our teacher,

That is NOT How This Sh*t is Going Down

How refinancing a mortgage is equivalent to anal rape; why I need to burn my daughter's school to the ground; heartburn is not a sign to

Reason #732 Why Aging Sucks

Add this to the list of things that suck about getting old: Barnacles of life. I swear to God, this is a real thing - look it up. Here,...

All The Mom-Feels of a College Campus Tour

All the emotions during my daughter's future college campus as told with GIFs.

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