Menopausal Mal

I'm back now - and suffering from a mild case of jet lag. Worth it, though, for the spectacular experiences I had in Lausanne, Switzerland and Paris. I won't go into much detail here, because an exhaustive account would exhaust every reader. Lets just hit the highlights, shall we? I was pulled by a... Sign in to see full entry.

At 7:30 tonight, Jeff and I will be winging our way to Switzerland for a week of ostentatious excess. Though I'm excited about getting away, I have an extreme fear of flying that makes "getting there" fraught with anxiety. Once I'm on the ground, however, I'm back to my funny, frisky self.... Sign in to see full entry.

Phil was splayed on the roof of his parents house, rifle in hand. Keen to every movement, my High-School cousin was inexplicably playing SWAT pro. It was the summer of 1979, and as I drove up the short driveway of his house in the Garden District of New Orleans, I nodded hello up to him through the... Sign in to see full entry.

With my health issues behind me, it's time I turn my attention to the real world. Right now, both of my sons should be deep into studies. My 10th grader has finals, and besides having a normal-for-his-age attachment to i-chatter and video games, he's a pretty self-determined guy. My 17 year old,... Sign in to see full entry.

Now that I got your attention... This is what I get for going out on the water in an urban, industrial, formerly crime-ridden town with two marine cops! An earful of gross stories. As part of a boating destination assignment for Northeast Boating Magazine, I had to get out onto Bridgeport, CT... Sign in to see full entry.

It’s 100 outside, a comfy 76 inside. I’m sitting on my favorite couch, laptop appropriately on my lap, staring though sliding glass doors at a damp blue sky, branches on dozens of trees swaying violently; a storm threatening. This is actually the first day in many months I have no immediate writing... Sign in to see full entry.

My back looks like it’s been attacked by a giant squid. Eight large round suction bruises are all that is left of last night’s “cupping” treatment – an adjunct therapy with acupuncture as its basis. In the past month, Western medicine has both helped and hurt me. I’ve been having abdominal pain –... Sign in to see full entry.

Standing still is not for Jeff. ADDad, Wildman, His friends joke. He starts to talk when up at 5 Dark outside, time to move Makes my coffee; roused from sleep. The walls vibrate with his energy Aerobic time, his heart beats deep. Drops of sweat like canine shake. “Let’s scoot,” he says. Our word for... Sign in to see full entry.

I let all my toxic and tiresome friends go years ago. I have just so many days in the year - so many Saturday nights to go out, to entertain. Why should I waste them in the company of yawners? But Teresa surprised me. Just as I was about to dismiss her as needy and self-absorbed, this beauty won me... Sign in to see full entry.

I just saw a great bumper sticker today; 1/20/09 The End of an Error Sign in to see full entry.