A few weeks ago, Maya and I took Ginger the pittie to the dog park. There were two revelations in that experience. Maybe 3. The dog park smells like shit. Hot feces and urine from concentrate. In spite of the foliage and park benches and dirt-gravel pathways, the pavilions and ponds, the dog park isContinue reading “The Power of the Dog Park”
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pâro and home remedies
Somewhere in the 13th hour of the workday, I hit a wall. Words were swimming on the screen. “Why can’t I ever get done?” Defeated, I got up from my desk and headed to the shower, armed with the new lemon-sage body wash and shower gloves that Amazon had just left at my front door,Continue reading “pâro and home remedies”
A fiscal, physical, metaphysical fast
I guess you could call this fasting. Since August 26, I’ve not posted on social media. I did sneak and check it a time or two (each day) until Thursday, September 3. This is my 7th day cold turkey. Coincidentally, we are also on a VERY tight budget until the 15th, so I haven’t beenContinue reading “A fiscal, physical, metaphysical fast”
Lamenting on Lemons
Lamenting on Lemons There is a lemon tree in our backyard. Two, in fact. Last year I had enough to make A dozen jars of Lemon-Basil marmalade And give them as gifts for Christmas. Because when Life gives you lemons, You make marmalade. This year, there was supposed to be more money SoContinue reading “Lamenting on Lemons”
End-of-Summer Musings
Summer break 2016 has come to an end, and I feel…a lot. I sit here in the bed, showered but unpacked, ready for tomorrow, and not, watching Maya in the baby monitor. My last baby. Such a little character! I wonder where she gets it. I’ve relished the last few weeks being home with herContinue reading “End-of-Summer Musings”
How to Appreciate New Mom-ness or “Dear Damn Baby”
I’ve had precious little time to write about my experiences as a new mom. That’s because time to myself, moments to write, are few and far between. Maya is almost 6 weeks old. Her schedule is not regular yet. I don’t really know how long she’ll be awake, or how long she will sleep. IContinue reading “How to Appreciate New Mom-ness or “Dear Damn Baby””
The Things I Couldn’t Teach You
(An open letter to my former students) When you were my students, I taught you how to use a comma, how to develop an argument, how to analyze literature. I taught you how to cite your sources, how to recognize logical fallacies, how to converse knowledgeably, how to identify anaphora, tetracolon, asyndeton. But there wereContinue reading “The Things I Couldn’t Teach You”
Like Cat Hair
God, I hate cat hair. It lands on every fabric surface in my home and clings there, multiplying into layers, waiting for an unsuspecting victim to walk by, thereby providing a means of transportation to another surface. This morning, I snatched the king-size quilted comforter off the bed, determined to get rid of the ever-presentContinue reading “Like Cat Hair”
The Best of All Possible Worlds
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou There’s a popular website called F My Life where everyday people (and their idiot friends) post about their misfortunes and epic fails. Surprisingly, none have written “Today, I realized that I had the necessary resources, physical capability and mental acuity toContinue reading “The Best of All Possible Worlds”
Positively Ridiculous 