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Today would have been a great morning to sit with a cup of coffee and a cigarette. We are out on the lake…temperatures are fairly cool, sunrise is beautiful, water is calm… So, yeah. Sit on the shore with my coffee and cigarette. Problem is—I quit smoking about a year and half ago. But, damn, … Continue reading
I have a headache today. Which, in the spirit of honesty, isn’t really a new thing [chronic, but not enough to warrant a visit to a doctor and rarely hits the level of migraine.] If anyone read my last post, well, things and life got in the way and I wasn’t able to keep the … Continue reading
It’s the title of a book, and I will say more on that later. For now, a little history… About a month ago, I was an obese slug with a two-pack-a-day smoking habit. I read books all day long. No seriously, all. day. long. Mostly paranormal romance (vampire and werewolves, oh my!), reverse harem, biker … Continue reading
Not that I eat turkey. Regardless, this year there was a lot to be thankful for. Honestly, every year there is a lot to be thankful for, it’s just a matter of being in the right frame of mind to see it. I’m thankful that this year I was in that frame of mind (see … Continue reading
Part of my personal struggle as both a human being and a parent is with depression. According to various internet sources that sound really convincing, the phrase “black dog” was first used by Winston Churchill to describe this cycle phenomena that strikes millions of the world’s population. I don’t like that metaphor so much, because … Continue reading
As we know, parenting is hard. Parenting a social child when you are not even mildly socially inclined…excruciating. I am not an actual diagnostically worthy sociopath, but if we look at the root of the word, I probably fit the bill. A little dictionary for your day. According to Merriam Webster’s Dictionary, the simple definition … Continue reading
It’s that time again. We are saturated already and we really haven’t gotten to the prime season yet. So how do you talk to your kids about what is all over the television right now? (or, if you’re like my crew and not a t.v. family, all over the radio, internet, mass media, bumper stickers, etc. etc. … Continue reading
I won’t dignify this with a picture; we all know what she looked like and if you don’t, you can find it on YouTube. Or Facebook. Or the news. Or anywhere people seem to be outraged over how Miley could have ruined herself for her hordes of idolaters. Let me put it succinctly: if you … Continue reading
Empathize and pity, likely. Like me, this morning, for example. I spent another few hours doing battle with two people who, combined, have half my body mass. (It really, really should not be so hard.) I finally get them into school and as I am walking out, there’s a woman bringing her children in the … Continue reading
I was behind a man at Starbucks today who ordered his mocha with the whipped cream on the bottom. For some reason, this is really bothering me. Better parenting through dementia It’s Friday again, and you would think I could remember Friday is show-and-tell day at school. Of course, even if I had somehow recalled … Continue reading
No Sudden Movements. 