I cannot stand it when people leave a message that just says, “Hey. Give me a call”. It’s called voice MAIL for a reason. Would you send a letter that said, “Hey, send me a letter – I’ve got something to tell you?”. Aaaargh! In this era of busyness and technology, can we not use [...]
I’m adding a new category: Shiny Things – things I am drawn to like moths to a flame…like crows to tinfoil…. …things I think are cool and that I love to drool over. My current excitement is about Food Loops (silicone tying strings). I just ordered them, so they’ll be too late for Thanksgiving, but [...]
I’m sorry – I don’t have the energy for a real entry today, but i’ve got to keep the NaBloPoMo thing up! I had Floyd and his smaller accomplice, Vito, removed yesterday. It hurts much worse than I thought it would and I’m more tired than I anticipated. On the bonus side – I got [...]
Dave and I got out this afternoon to a movie together – a fun treat. We saw the newest Bond flick and wow – I liked it. A lot. I was prepared to hate the new Bond because: 1. Who? 2. Blonde? 3. He’s not Sean Connery or Remington Steele Pierce Brosnan. As it turns [...]
I get my biopsy tomorrow. I’m relieved that it should be a non-event in the pathology department, but still a bit nervous about the surgery. It’s a brief procedure, done under local anesthetic and then stiched up. I’ll be sore a couple of days. Good news for my book group: they’ll actually be able to [...]
This is one of my favorite poems. It speaks to the dreams I have for myself, my children, and everyone who is closest to me. The Writer by Richard Wilbur In her room at the prow of the house Where light breaks, and the windows are tossed with linden, My daughter is writing a story. [...]
I know many people who treat their pets as children. I suppose there was a time when I could have gone that way, but then I had a baby of my own. The cats went from being our children to being “those dang cats”. After being spit on, sucked on, and clung to all day, [...]
I am very late in my book updates. I read at least one book a month for book group, and quite a few this year have been wonderful. I also added a “Currently Reading” notification on the sidebar. Here are a few recommended books with brief notes. I’ll work on expanding them in subsequent entries [...]
I am now used to my body failing me. My joints, bones, ligaments, and nerves often fail me, unpredictably. I sense the spaces in between the elements of my body and know I do not control them. I am at their mercy. Sometimes the pain knocks me flat, wipes me out. I am trying to [...]
It’s an all-boy house here. We had some friends and their one-year-old daughter over for dinner. We are all light-sabers and wrestling, hi-yah! and blasters. She was a little intimidated, but then jumped right in. Later, when Henry and I were reading for bed, he was sounding out words. We got to “bad” and he [...]