Author Archives: cheesefairy

Guilt & De-Guilt

No! It’s not about parenting! Well, not mostly. When we moved to The Mizzle last year, buying our first home and expecting our first child, people said, where’s your minivan? and we said, oh no, we won’t be buying a … Continue reading

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Little Mosque on the Prairie – Kill Me Now

A modern Muslim man is telling his mother, via cell phone in an airline check-in lineup, that he doesn’t care if his father thinks his new plan will “bomb” or that leaving the law practise is “suicide.” He is overheard … Continue reading

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My Family: Now With More Crazy!

A few years ago I began practicing yoga in my bedroom. I was feeling sort of sedentary and poofy around the edges, having just started my first office job, one which required me to commute in a vehicle and then … Continue reading

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Soon I Discovered that this Rock Thing Was True

Hey you guys know that song “Jesus Built my Hotrod” by Ministry? Of course you do, you cool kids. And you know the part (possibly in the extended remix – dammit where IS that mixed tape?) where they shout, “Drag … Continue reading

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Get Decent

I am on the bus. The cell phone of the man sitting next to me plays a polyphonic version of the A-Team Theme song. I look over to see if the phone-owner is the Captain of my Dream Team. Sadly, … Continue reading

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