End of the work day and off to the spa. Today the snack is peanut butter crackers, four in a pack. They bring me water in a Dixie Cup and Rachel Ray is on TV, but only for a few minutes because someone asks for Dr. Phil. This time the needle goes in after onlyContinue reading “Infused”
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This Old House
Today we are having some work done on the house. If you own a home, you know what a scary sentence this is. Strangers invade, banging, sawing, talking in code about things you know will cost more money. Things start, then stop and you’re not sure why. Music you would never listen to is turnedContinue reading “This Old House”
It’s a Cold and It’s a Lonely Hallelujah
Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. It’s been six months since my last blog post. Not that I have anything to write about. I suppose I could rant about Donald Trump but if I get started I won’t stop. I could talk about this book I just finished that was the saddest story IContinue reading “It’s a Cold and It’s a Lonely Hallelujah”
Howlings
The witches are stirring the pot. Stirring, stirring. Our screen door blew off, screaming and kicking, dangling by a chain. The dog escaped like Houdini from a hidden hole in the backyard fence. 5 candy bars have disappeared from the trick-or-treaters basket. We ran out of milk in the middle of making pancakes. Friends areContinue reading “Howlings”
I Shall Wear the Bottoms of my Trousers Rolled
Another birthday here and gone. Essentially nothing has changed. The same wish list that’s scribbled in my high school journals persists: 1) Have better posture 2) Loose weight 3) Become a Broadway star 4) Figure out the meaning of life. Is it weird that I think a few of these things are still possible? IContinue reading “I Shall Wear the Bottoms of my Trousers Rolled”
You’re Just My Type
A few days ago my car broke down. It was outside a Starbucks near Brown University. I waited for a tow for an hour and a half. Between calls to the dealership, the tow guy, and the vet (Dog Number 3 had her lady parts removed), there was a lot of good old fashioned peopleContinue reading “You’re Just My Type”
Love Makes a Family
After all these years, I am still rendered silent. I was visiting my dad when the same sex marriage ruling came down. He is eighty, a widow of almost 4 years, lonely, bitter about the loss of my mother, and generally crabby and critical. I love him dearly. And I couldn’t express my joy atContinue reading “Love Makes a Family”
My Vagina is an Open Book
My friend Cindy Rizzo tagged me in a Facebook post about Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day and so I’m writing this post in her honor. I don’t think this is what I was supposed to write about and I think I’m supposed to tweet about it too but I don’t know how to do that,Continue reading “My Vagina is an Open Book”
Arch Enemies
When I take my teenage girls shopping for shoes they inevitably wind up in the clearance section trying on every pair of high heels they can find. And if you’ve never been in the clearance section checking out the heels, they tend to be a) the highest heels legally available in this country, b) madeContinue reading “Arch Enemies”
So Much To Say
Yesterday while waiting to get a chest x-ray (see earlier rant about this lousy winter), a woman sitting near me asked if I thought the Peace plant between us was real. Before I could answer she started talking and I learned the following about her: She had stage three lung cancer but was doing fineContinue reading “So Much To Say”
In the Chair 