As a follower of (too) many atheist Facebook pages, I heard about the book The Believing Brain by Michael Shermer last year. This book’s purpose was to explain why some people believe in God and some don’t. As someone who decided at the age of five that there was no such thing as a god,… Continue reading Great Minds Think Alike (And They Don’t)
Author: The Headbanging Hostess
The Pocono Mountains – A World Away in Just over Two Hours
With this being the month of love, I thought I’d share a relationship secret with you. Relationships are a lot of fucking work. As with most brilliantly constructed sentences, you can take a statement more than one way. One, relationships are a lot of work: real work, hard work and sometimes downright ugly work.… Continue reading The Pocono Mountains – A World Away in Just over Two Hours
French Toast Topped Libido
Valentine’s Day this year is on a Tuesday, a day usually earmarked for leftovers or take-out. No time on a Tuesday for a home cooked gourmet meal expressing your emotions for the one you love, right? Not so fast. I whipped up this V Day dish in about an hour, dirtying only one pan… Continue reading French Toast Topped Libido
“New” Music for the New Year — Vanessa’s Picks
My first pick is usually to stay home! It is a rare event (and it takes a monumental effort) for us to get out of the house past 9PM. This is why we love the afternoon Pink Missile shows at JB’s Biker Bar. But, in the spirit of the article, I will pretend to… Continue reading “New” Music for the New Year — Vanessa’s Picks
Healthy Eating in the New Year
It is time again, time for that most recycled, reused and repurposed New Year’s Resolution: it’s time to lose some weight! I understand that most of you know me because of my cooking, because I’m the Headbanging Hostess. But once upon a time, I was just a struggling, starving actress. Literally starving. I weighed 105… Continue reading Healthy Eating in the New Year
Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover
I had a little time to spare one day before picking up my husband from work. I pulled into the Harry Bennett Branch Library on the Turn of River campus. I rushed in, trying not to look at the source of all my junior high angst, looking for a book called The Believing Brain.… Continue reading Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover
#UnoccupyTheMall
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the hap-happiest season of all. It’s the… You know what? Forget it – that’s about all the holiday joy I can muster. I can’t stand the holidays. This, of course, is a direct result of many years of employment at the mall. Nothing like arriving for… Continue reading #UnoccupyTheMall