“That’s Lynn,” my mom said, pointing to a woman we had only ever met online. I was twelve and accompanying my mom on an in-person meeting of her fellow members of the Mature Fan Club for the Backstreet Boys, an adults-only online fan group for the band. Yes, I know that’s a lot to unpack … Continue reading Screaming at the Screen
This week’s question is from Frank via the form. Frank asks:What does a lawyer do if they have to take a dump during a hearing? Like what options do you have to call for a recess so you don’t soil yourself?Great question, Frank! I just had a hearing in Hood county this week. Luckily it … Continue reading Legal Question: Your Honor, I’ve Got to GO
(tw: body image)If you have seen me in person recently, you may have noticed a difference. No, I still haven’t cut my hair. No, I haven’t invested in that face tattoo I’ve been considering. The change you should notice is my receding hunchback. My hunchback and I have been close for years, pretty much since … Continue reading The Biggest Kid in Class
This week’s question is from Holly R. via the form. Holly asks:In the mind-boggling stupid but oh so fun “Good Girls,” criminal husband Dean is arrested by “the Feds” for money laundering and counterfeiting. While in jail, he pleads a guilty (or at least the agent tells his actually guilty wife he does). In a … Continue reading Legal Question: Bail After Pleading Guilty and Witness Protection
This was a great week for art in my world. First, Bo Burnham, one of my all-time favorite comics released a special on Neflix called Inside. He wrote, performed, shot, and edited it entirely on his own during the pandemic. If you haven’t watched it, just put this newsletter down, go watch it then come back. … Continue reading Just the Thing
This week’s question is from Madeline Ramirez via the form. Madeline asks:I recently watched an episode of Fresh Off the Boat in which the mom, Jessica, had to deal with renters/squatters on her rental property. The squatters referenced Squatters Rights to keep her from calling the police/evicting them. If you own property and find someone … Continue reading Legal Question: Too Squat to Handle – Squatters Rights
Watching Buffy, my 60-pound dog, lying in the sun on the back porch earlier today, I got an idea. I would head outside and do yoga on the patio. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t actually do it. It was sort of muggy outside, and I had just eaten some leftover pizza, and anyway the … Continue reading Thanks, Heather
This week’s question is from Julissa on Instagram. Julissa asks:So I’m seeing with all the apps you can use to swap your face with a celebrity’s face there are now TikToks of people just using the app and doing funny videos while pretending to be a celebrity like @deeptomcruise for example. My question is what … Continue reading Legal Question: FACE/OFF – Privacy Issues and Deepfakes
People have been sending me frog pictures recently. Well, not just me. They send them to the show, post them on our Facebook group, and tag us in posts containing frogs on Instagram. We’ve seen cartoon frogs, real frogs, and frogs with macromutations resulting in eyeballs in their mouths. Most recently, we got a picture … Continue reading You Might Be
RunPeople often describe runners as sort of smug. For instance, someone may casually slip in during a conversation, I've finished three half marathons. For me, that's actually true. I did finish three half marathons. You wouldn't know it to look at me because I don't really look like a runner. I look more like the wacky … Continue reading Run
Heather vs. the World 