Jennyphresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 113 )

• 50 Things That Make Me Happy

  

  December, January, and February are very terrible months. I thought that writing this list might help.50 Things That Make Me Happy1. Throwing a baseball with... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My New Children's Fantasy Novel, The Hundred, Is Published!

  

  I'm excited to announce the publication of my new YA/MG fantasy novel, The Hundred: Fall of the Wents! Best for ages 10 and up, the book takes readers on an epi... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kinsman Pond

  

  Be here now with the softest breath of wind, the flur and buzz of the dragonflies circumnavigating the pond. The light skims south over the water with the myria... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Ways to Stop Panic Attacks While Driving

  

  Conquering a panic attack is tough to begin with, but dealing with one while driving seems impossible. Any clever techniques one might have found in ordinary... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Terrifying and Dismal Valentine's Day Gifts

  

  Valentine's Day approaches! And once again, my local drugstore has offered up a myriad of beautiful and touching ways to tell my loved ones that I mean them... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Bushmaster AR-15 Assault Rifle in Every Lunchbox, a Sig Sauer M400 in Every Pot

  

  In the face of scalding criticism for their proposal to install an armed gunman at every school in America, the NRA today finally caved to pressure and announce... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Magic Bowling Balls and Winkie People

  

  In case you were wondering, Daddy is the larger item in the middle left. My bowling balls are MAGIC. We are all magic! We live in Penisland. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Which I See an Owl. And Rivers of Blood!

  

  I am undarkening my blog ever-so-briefly to tell a tale of my woodland adventures in NH. As a wilderness trip leader, I recently took a group of four young girl... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2012 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Really Unfortunate Logo Choices for Your New Restaurant: Part 1

  

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  Posted on 31 March 2012 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bear Attack!

  

  The most horrifying feature of the photo below is (choose one):A. The lust for snacks on the bear's awful visageB. The apparent terror in the child's postureC. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2012 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 10 Advertising Taglines for Things That Don't Need Taglines

  

  IceIt's a lot like water, except frozen. ™MosquitosGod made 'em, you sprayed 'em. ™MorningWhat comes around, goes around. You lazy shit. ™TeethWithout them,... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Subliminal Messages Behind Common Valentine's Day Gifts

  

  Today this blog is lucky enough to welcome renowned psychiatrist Dr. Q. P. Turnipseed, an expert in human behavior and motivation whose various works include Wh... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2012 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Scary High School Textbooks From the 1960s

  

  A smattering of the academic fare that was discovered in my attic. (The former owner of the home being a parochial school administrator.) There are many of thes... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 BOOKS, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Strange Things I Have Photographed in the Suburbs

  

  In my work as an amateur naturalist, I continue to catalog the oddities of that savage land known as Suburbia. Here is my latest collection of photographs... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2012 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The 2012 Apocalypse: A Fragrant Love Story (with Exclusive Film Stills!)

  

  As the Giant Ball of Destructive Space Cheese hurtles toward their home, Sadie "Screwgun" Pickens and Miz Ida Lumplett make their peace with their Lord. "I... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2012 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blah! Gah! Wards!

  

  I have recently been gifted with two lovely awards from two lovely blog friends that I have been late to pass on to other worthy souls. Here is the first, "The... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Eldest Son Unleashes the F-Bomb (and the Kraken!)

  

  Eldest Son (age 8) is enrolled in a special creative writing workshop at his school, which meets on Fridays. When I arrived home tonight he told me he had... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• It Ain't Bad to Get Mad!

  My kids have a doll called "The Elf on the Shelf," which was a gift from last year's holiday season. It sits on a shelf or perches on top of the fridge or... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Scary as Shit Children's Book Illustrations (Part 1)

  

  For Christmas, Santa has brought you menacing stuffies with blood-red eyes. Plus, they are infested with rodents."Hello Jibboo! Have we met before in another... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Holiday Catalogue: Gifts That Will Inspire Ire, Spittle, and Occasional Terror

  

  It's a star. On top of a tree. This is why it qualifies for "Inventor's Corner." Because it's a star. On top of a tree! (They trademarked "menorahment" so... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2011 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION