The Honking Goose

something to honk about

the problem with feminism

The problem with feminism is that it has accomplished very little in the way of #realfeminism. Primarily, what feminism has accomplished, is allowing women to succeed when they act like … Continue reading

July 25, 2017 · 29 Comments

the ultimate love story, Romeo and Juliet

We watched this movie tonight. This is the 1996 Baz Luhrmann directed Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo diCaprio and Claire Danes. The script is the Shakespearean prose – the modern … Continue reading

December 16, 2016 · 4 Comments

the best part about marriage is the sex, for 18+, NSFW

Yes, you read that correctly. You heard it here first, folks. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Here’s the thing, sex with the partner you are married to … Continue reading

November 28, 2016 · 15 Comments

I said that

I was in the kitchen making dinner last night. I pulled down an open bottle from the cupboard and poured myself of glass of wine. It was Pinot Grigio (cheap … Continue reading

November 12, 2014 · 33 Comments

can I really fit another foot in my mouth so soon?

My 8 year old son was outside in the driveway with his dad who was hanging a new net on our basketball hoop. And my son came up to the … Continue reading

October 18, 2014 · 35 Comments

everybody loves school picture day

Not. Today was picture day at my sons’ school. Over the weekend, I began to think about what they would wear for their school pictures. They had outgrown the more … Continue reading

October 8, 2014 · 34 Comments

things gay people have (and haven’t) taken from us

Note to reader: put away your flaming pitch forks and just hear me out for a minute, okay? Things gay people have taken and made their own without asking everyone … Continue reading

October 7, 2014 · 148 Comments

my husband said that

We were sitting around the dinner table tonight talking about names. Some people don’t have middle names; some people have two middle names, or two first names. Some people only … Continue reading

October 5, 2014 · 41 Comments