Sixteen months is a record for me. Over time I thought, why bother going back? It’s too hard, too embarrassing, too much failure, too exposing. But then one Saturday morning when, honestly, I am fantasizing about going way back to when Saturday mornings meant I could stay in my pajamas watching cartoons and eating CaptainContinue reading “Go Easy On Me”
Tag Archives: Aging
Is Anybody Out There?
Well it didn’t take long to not write in here! Can I use the Coronavirus as an excuse? Suddenly I have my youngest daughter home from college and my oldest daughter (who currently lives with me) off from work, and I am cooking and baking and doing stupid word puzzles and regular puzzle puzzles andContinue reading “Is Anybody Out There?”
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”
Dear God, Where Have I Been?
Is leaving for a month without notice just blogging suicide? Will a humble apology do (mea culpa) or is there flogging involved? I don’t know exactly what happened. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I have a host of excuses. A million of them. Some could even make you cry. But I can’t roll out thatContinue reading “Dear God, Where Have I Been?”
In the Chair 