The Bloggess » Taxidermy is weird but so am I

Hello and welcome to year 12B of the James Garfield Miracle! “12B?” you ask, wondering if I’ve lost my mind. Yes to both. Because I don’t use the unlucky number so it’s 10, 11, 12, 12b,...

https://thebloggess.com/2022/12/13/every-year-i-say-it-will-be-the-last-and-every-year-i-am-a-damn-liar-welcome-to-the-almost-14th-annual-james-garfield-miracle/

So the other day Victor and I were at a resale shop and I saw this little bit of fried gold. And Victor was like, “That is toddler’s tutu and we don’t have a toddler” and I explained that...

https://thebloggess.com/2022/07/27/judy-snarland-furever/

I got an email from editor saying “HAPPY PUB DAY!” and I was like, there’s a special day just for going to pubs?  My God, we released my book on exactly the right day, but then I realized ...

https://thebloggess.com/2015/09/22/its-happening-its-really-happening/

Yesterday I went to pick up my meds and while I was there I handed the pharmacist my prescription for my ADD medication and she was like “Sorry, I can’t fill this one.  We can only fill pres...

https://thebloggess.com/2015/06/04/i-cant-tell-if-this-happened-because-i-have-a-medical-issue-or-because-im-just-really-lazy/

My friend Jeremy (Meddling with Nature) is full of awesome.  He’s a taxidermist/artist/prop maker who works with roadkill/animals who died of natural causes and who sends me wonderful email...

https://thebloggess.com/2015/05/12/totes-magoats/

Conversation at the thrift store: me: Dude.  I think I might need that stuffed bobcat. Victor:  Just keep walking. me:  Look at his paw.  It’s like he’s saying, “YOU GUYS?  TAKE IT DOW...

https://thebloggess.com/2014/09/16/simmer-down-now-back-up-buddy-bobcat/

Last month when we were in Atlanta I found an old, two-headed taxidermied bobcat in a thrift shop that I really wanted to buy, but then I noticed that the shop also had a human hand in a jar fo...

https://thebloggess.com/2014/06/24/twice-as-cute-although-i-suppose-thats-subjective/

Victor says I never accomplish anything when he’s out of town but I spent yesterday super-gluing tiny rhinestones to a taxidermied deer’s nose so that it would look more magical. So there, ...

https://thebloggess.com/2014/06/20/im-stuck-on-this-deer-literally/