Flea Markets are the Real Superheroes

One of the great thrills of my childhood was going to the Flea Market in Princeton, WI during Saturdays throughout the summer.  My grandparents have a cabin in nearby Wautoma and when we’d go up there for a weekend or longer, my brother and I couldn’t wait to seek out the treasures amongst what others …

Gosh, I Hope They Come Out with A “Time O’ The Month Barbie”!

***EDITOR’S NOTE: Hello!  Yes, I am also my own editor.  I can’t really blame me for hiring myself for the job, as I’ve known myself for years.  Despite this, I know that I work cheap, and I’ll only hurt myself if I cheat me out of mine.  Anyway, I wrote this originally back in 2016.  …

The Toxicity of Toxic Fandoms that are Toxic!

I didn’t think that the day would end in controversy.  Certainly that wasn’t my goal, at least at that time.  It was a relatively chilly and cloudy day, par for the course of an admittedly blasé Wisconsin winter.  After a rigorous battle reorganizing the linen closet, matching pillowcases with sheets and folding more towels than …