All posts by Jocelyn the Plaid

Again, if you are singing your way through life, you can skip this post. Today’s advice for singers and others: Try Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Covered Ginger. You might melt a small handful of these tasty pellets in your microwave, using this as a base for today’s hot chocolate. There’s probably some foodie way you… Read More

Some of us are lucky. We get the mom and/or dad we need. Maybe grandpa fills the gap when mom gets too busy with the new boyfriend, survivalist buddies, or ancestry.com. But the universe is busy dealing cards furiously and haphazardly. Maybe we get the dad who means well, rather than the dad who understands… Read More

Or better yet, be yourself with a spiffy new superhero name. BatJocelyn? Maybe not. I think WompRat Jocelyn is out, too, as Wombat Woman tumbles into the total reject pile. The Kumquat Whisperer? That name has advantages. No league of superheroes is likely to try to draft me with a name like that. Still, what will… Read More

Are you too busy? Are you working too hard? Or are you simply overextended and overcommitted? Only you can define too busy. Some humans never see themselves as overcommitted.  They take over the publicity for the Kitty Cat Foster Care event at the mall without a moment’s thought.  Kudos to all the people holding up our charities… Read More

(This device enables you to be hands-free while eating your burger. You put it over your neck somehow.) Yesterday morning, trending on Yahoo was especially entertaining. 1.       Megan Rapinoe 2.       Charlie Sheen 3.       Jessica Alba 4.       Dalia Dippolito 5.       Home Alarm Systems 6.       Background Check 7.       Taylor Swift 8.       Tupac Shakur 9.       SUV Lincoln Navigator… Read More

“When two paths open before you, take the harder one,” it says. I’d say proverbs like this are one reason why the world needs life coaches and mental health professionals. No. Simply no. File this proverb away with “True love is truly amazing only when it’s truly true.” What?!?? Some sayings are simply silly. This… Read More

“$350 jeans are dead. $100 leggings killed them”!! That’s what the Washington Post says anyway. I can still find those holey jeans out there, so rumors of their demise may be premature. But the fact that Walmart sells holey jeans cannot be good for those who are ripping denim at the most exalted levels. True… Read More

Are you Groot? Are you an ent? A would-be time lord? Elrond’s second cousin from Montana? Who are you? If fantasy plays no role in your life, I confess I don’t understand you at all. In my world, Groots and Rockets make life better. We need Talosians, elves, wizards and flying dragons.  I’d love to be… Read More

Just for fun I offer the following haiku: Errant Spectacles Where are my glasses? Ran away with shoes and keys! They come. They go. Damn.

Speaking of magic, reader, I’d like to make an observation about yesterday’s ruminations. You had a craving. Maybe you even had a plan, a set of carefully laid-out intentions. Somehow you were thwarted. Keep in mind that without Ron’s broken wand, Gilderoy Lockhart’s memory charm would have succeeded. Sometimes a taped-up, misfiring wand is exactly what you need. Sometimes the… Read More