• I write books.

    I do! It's true. I have written for all sorts of different audiences. My first book was literary adult fiction and I've written many many books that have fallen into the category "juvenile fiction" and "YA fiction". I talk about my books and writing in general on my other site, which is at www.karenrivers.com. (I don't know how to make that a live link, so you may have to copy and paste.) (Sorry.) THIS site is about me, my hair, my kids, my appliances, and that time that I rode my bike down a cliff and then got stung by a bee. It may not all be appropriately awesome (or even slightly interesting) to kids, so if you are young, LOOK AWAY. That said, there is nothing harmful here, except the occasional swear, which I ask you to edit out with your eyes. Blink blink.

  • I take pictures.







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  • Is it safe to eat raw bacon?

    No. You shouldn't eat any raw pork products. You could get trichinosis and no doubt a number of other food-borne illnesses. With the recent change in food safety standards, I'd frankly cook the crap out of any meat product I purchased before eating it. Even if it's already cooked. Seriously. Keep in mind that I am not a raw bacon expert, I just play one on the web.

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Warning: This Post Contains Vomit. Do not read this post if you are eating, if you’ve just eaten and/or if puke stories make you puke.

Posted on August 8th, 2009 by Karen

So I was going to type out this whole story and then I thought, no, why would I?  I’ve told this story already, I’ll just post the ACTUAL TRANSCRIPT because I know how you like them and besides, it’s probably only slightly funny when it’s fresh.   The story, I mean.   Not the puke.   Enjoy!   Don’t [...]

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Possibly The Dullest Post of The Week, But Contains Important Information for Appliance Shoppers

Posted on May 5th, 2009 by Karen

Because I’m getting a lot of hits from people looking for washing machines and dryers (and I’m here to serve!), I felt the need to tell you all right away that our new washer/dryer (the Kenmore Oasis top loader with steam dryer) is fine. It’s OK. It has not eaten our [...]

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The Green Jacket Miracle And Some Other Stuff.

Posted on April 16th, 2009 by Karen

Yesterday The Birdy and The Bun woke up sounding like baby seals on an ice floe barking an SOS to The Universe. Using my excellent Mummy instincts, I flashed back to last year when The Birdy — sounding similar — accompanied me on a doctor’s appointment for something unrelated, and was instantly diagnosed [...]

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Hey, guess what? There’s an Eighth Circle.

Posted on April 11th, 2009 by Karen

I woke up today — oh, wait, that part’s not even true! I’m starting this post with a terrible lie! Because if I say “I woke up” then that would mean I’d been asleep. But I had not. Nope. Not me. That [...]

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