Wake and Bake
Lorena
(Originally posted December 26, 2006) Sometimes I sing along with Kermit in the morning. Just under my breath, more humming than singing, and the only person who I believe to…
April 2010
Song of the Week: Tuesday Morning
It’s Tuesday morning; let’s roll.
In which I tell myself it’s the weather
(Originally posted January 18, 2007) I didn’t want to walk this morning. I wound up walking, just only for about 40 minutes, tops. I tried to tell myself that it…
Reset! RESET!
So, I took a few days off from work – two on either side of my usual day off, making it a FIVE DAY WEEKEND, YO! And I may have…
The last to go shall see the first three go before her
(Originally posted June 19, 2005) I don’t really remember the first person I lost. I think it was either Aunt Nellie or Aunt Mildred, gone when I was young. Less…
Not the day I expected, but the day I needed.
So, a few days ago Jenn and I were talking about Tuesday – typically my day off and recently a day of somewhat leisure for her as well, so we’ve…
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times
(Originally posted August 9, 2006) This post is for Beth, who didn’t know that today was my third anniversary and just Monday asked the question of how Tim and I…
Proposed median changes: a letter to whom it may concern
I’ve been struggling mentally with this for weeks, even more so in the last 24 hours since I finally got a contact name for someone who might actually listen to…
Funniest line about having cancer
(Originally posted February 19, 2006) Bill, yesterday: “I told my doctor I was more interested in quality of life, and not longevity. I kind of assumed he’d understand that ‘quality…
And though I cried I was so proud to love a man so rare
(Originally posted on May 2, 2007) He died about a month ago While winter filled the air And though I cried I was so proud To love a man so…
The oldest cat in the house
Since we got her aunt Rembrandt put to sleep last year, Buddha is now the oldest cat in the house. She was born… let me think. I was living on…