Author Archives: rubberchickensociety

Okay, so who had the doubled-up super mega hurricane on their 2020 Disaster Bingo Score Sheet? I sure didn’t, although I feel a little stupid that I didn’t expect it. Right now, I’m basically permanently strapped into a five-point harness … Continue reading →

I’ve written approximately 400 times about how Stadler is terrified of sky bangs.  It doesn’t matter if it’s gunshots, fireworks, thunderstorms, or high winds, my freight train of a dog barrels onto my lap for protection – where she remains … Continue reading →

I gotta say, folks, I never anticipated a surprise party from a hurricane.  While Harvey lolled like a gorging hippopotamus over the Gulf, Hanna slipped in quick as a fox raiding a henhouse. As Hanna built herself up into a … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but since the latest COVID-19 explosion I’ve been balancing on an ebbing wave of self-care. Unfortunately, as in actual surfing, I often fall off the board and wind up dog paddling in a sea of … Continue reading →

  I had another one of “those” mornings today. My daily “Allergies or COVID Self-check” went as it normally does.  I took a Claritin and after about fifteen minutes I stopped worrying that my sneezy, coughing, water-y eyes, and vague … Continue reading →

I hate pants. They are strangely engineered, uncomfortable, hot, flatulence balloons. The second thing I do when I walk through my front door (after slingshotting my bra in the general direction of the hamper) is drop my pants. I was … Continue reading →

I have often wondered (given my obvious trajectory) what Hell is going to be like. “Maybe all the rock stars will be there,” I say soothingly to myself.  I know I’ll never get to meet them and instead will wind … Continue reading →

Dark and stormy nights aren’t a great beginning to any story set in my house.  As many of you know, Stadler-the-Dog Bair has a major fear of sky booms.  She thinks that anytime we have a rash of thunder bummers … Continue reading →

Identifying the Wild Karen If you don’t know what a “Karen” is, Asa Romano provided this summary in a February 2020 article for Vox: “On one level, we’ve seen all of this before: After all, resentment toward the upper middle … Continue reading →

As many of you may be aware, Mother’s Day is barreling down upon us like a locomotive fueled by Red Bull and cocaine.  As she is blessed with two terrible children, my Mom (the Rev) never expects much in the … Continue reading →