Moonbeam McQueen

Tweakin’, Tootin’, Twitchin’

Moonbeam McQueen — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:51:24 +0000

After investing thousands of dollars in hypnotherapy and acupuncture and undergoing years of extensive counseling, I’ve finally worked through some of my techno-phobia.* Thanks to those who have pushed the little PayPal button on my sidebar. I spent some of that dough on a domain and parked it in a little reserved space at WordPress. [...]

The Butcher of Beale Street

Moonbeam McQueen — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:33:30 +0000

My great-grandfather was known as Red the Butcher. It makes him sound rather fierce and menacing, like a Viking or a serial killer, but in fact he was a red-haired Irishman who owned a butcher shop on Beale Street during the Roaring Twenties. In those days, a good butcher was a girl’s best friend. Red [...]

LPABDF

Moonbeam McQueen — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:48:16 +0000

I have contracted the insidious La Petite Academy Baby Daycare Flu (LPABDF), courtesy of the Grandpea and her rogue band of miniature classmates. Symptoms include coughing, hacking, sniffling, sneezing, weakness and clogged blogging glands. Ugh. Ick. Back soon. Filed under: Blogging, Random Tagged: sick, this sucks, yuck

For the Love of Blog

Moonbeam McQueen — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:06:51 +0000

You like me! You really like me! – Sally Field Well, you like my blog, and that makes me happier than an otter at Sea World. You have no idea. In the past few days, I’ve been happily overwhelmed by awards. They couldn’t have arrived at a better time. As I mentioned in that last [...]

Stephen Colbert is Comin’ for ME!!!

Moonbeam McQueen — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:33:11 +0000

My heart, my heart, be still my beating heart!! As you may or may not know, I’ve harbored crushlettes on many a man, among them Antonio Banderas, Robert Downey, Jr., Mister Rogers, Paul Rudd, Javier Bardem and Phil, the guy down at the Texaco station. But one of my biggest one-way love affairs has been [...]

Camp Complain

Moonbeam McQueen — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:21:33 +0000

Disclaimer: I’ve spent the last two days babysitting the Grandpea and I’m exhausted. Hurricane Baby just blew through our house, and don’t get me wrong, it was fun, but it’s work. Chasing that beautiful two-year-old is nature’s way of reminding me that I’m freaking old. Yeah, yeah, she’s wonderful, she brings joy and bubbles and [...]

Abby the Spoon Lady: Salvation in Steel

Moonbeam McQueen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:46:42 +0000

Note: This is part two. Part one can be found by clicking here. How do you write about someone like Abby Roach? Her journey is remarkable in its pain and sadness. She’s experienced horror and guilt and despair deeper than most of us can imagine. At the same time, she’s more resilient than most of [...]

Miss Perception

Moonbeam McQueen — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:41:19 +0000

I’ve had more difficulty writing this post than any other. I’m not kidding, I’ve been putting it off for a year, and it’s been tugging at my heart the entire time. I’ve written and rewritten thousands of words and tossed them all. But today I’m doing it. I’m putting on my flowered rubber bathing cap [...]

I WON!!!!

Moonbeam McQueen — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:45:53 +0000

Moonbeam McQueen WOO HOO!!!!!! Dorothy Parker A big thanks to everyone who entered and voted in the Dorothy Parkerism contest. The winner, by popular vote, is Moonbeam McQueen, for this entry: “No one can hold a candle to him, though we’d all like to.” Congrats, Moonbeam! The host will be contacting you to make arrangements [...]

A Small But Heartfelt Plea

Moonbeam McQueen — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:37:51 +0000

Could you do me a kindness? Please? Yours truly is a finalist in a Dorothy Parker quip contest. This is the best thing that’s happened to me since Bisquick sent me free coupons for finding plastic in my pancake mix. I adore Dorothy. She was a brilliant, witty rabble-rouser, and one of my idols. There’s [...]