A Companion for Christmas
December 24, 2012 24 Comments
laughing at the malfunction of the universe is better than crying about it
December 24, 2012 24 Comments

December 15, 2012 29 Comments
November 25, 2012 35 Comments
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Dear Lafemme,

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Have you no shame? Read more of this post
November 20, 2012 21 Comments

December 24, 2011 53 Comments
When I was just a wee kid who looked up to people because I was too short to look at them straight in the face, I believed in Santa Claus. I wrote him a wish list every year and I mailed it to the North Pole. I asked for big-ticket items like a bike, a phonograph (I’m dating myself here), a tape recorder (I thought I wanted to be a reporter but I really just wanted to use the device to snoop on people) and such.
Every year Santa always got it wrong. When I asked for a pink bike I got a puke orange bike with no basket, but he did include a little honker. I knew that Santa wasn’t perfect but he always came close. One year I asked for a Baby Alive, a doll that ate, drank, pooped and peed.
Imagine my surprise when I received a letter back from Santa:
Dear Petit Lafemme, Read more of this post
December 15, 2011 74 Comments
November 29, 2011 73 Comments
In today’s economizing times you need to keep your money in the bank. But Christmas isn’t conducive to tightening your purse strings. So, here are a few tips on ways to avoid spending on others without looking like a tightwad: Read more of this post