Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

I am overwhelmed. Stuck. I don’t want to think about what’s going on in our family, how the ties have come unbound, how denial has been refuted, how the cherished lost one has shown himself to be a vengeful manipulative liar. Yes, this statement seems overly dramatic, especially since it’s true.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Half full? Half empty?

Whatever it was, it was bright punkin color, a half-moon about the size of a giant dinner plate, caught in the empty branches of the walnut tree. The weird thing about it, the reason I had to look twice, was that it seemed to be at the wrong angle. Instead of being vertical, with maybe a slight... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

I don't quite believe in coincidence these days

I do believe it's all connected, that we're all made out of ancient stardust, that there are threads that link each and all of us to all and each. Or maybe it only seems as though what I'm thinking about comes first and related data on that topic appears soon after. Someone casually says something... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 30, 2015

Let's make this one short and sweet. Well, short anyway.

Some people are so emotionally sunburned that the slightest joking comment becomes a big intentional slur, a comment meant to be taken ironically is swallowed whole and turns bitter in the hearer's mind. Well-intentioned words meant to convey the idea that you've been there, done that are taken... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 28, 2015

When Pigs Fly

At five o’clock this morning I’m standing at the kitchen counter measuring coffee into the basket, not exactly listening to NPR and the BBC’s news hour. The urbane newsman is chatting with a scientist about genetic research, how they have the ability to move a molecule into a cell and alter a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 27, 2015

Mom's happiness...

The saying goes that a mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child - which goes for fathers, too it seems to me. Son Joe and I were scheduled to go to Cracker Barrel for Turkey Day lunch when I got the cooking bug and decided to make the meal at home. So I was busy with the prep on Thursday... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Charity Begins at Home

When I was in 8th Grade the local Elks Lodge sponsored a collection through our school for canned goods, warm coats and toys for the poor at the holidays. We didn’t have much extra, but Margaret’s three (me, my kid sister and brother), felt obligated to help the less fortunate. My teacher gave me a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Thank You Betty Crocker

I bought a box of gluten free brownie mix. If you've ever bought packaged baked goods that are gluten free (crackers, cookies, etc.) you pay twice as much for half the product you'd get with standard issue wheat-based stuff. Anyway, the heft of this box of brownie mix is just about the same as that... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Petty Flash

Ten days or so ago my son Guy and his everlovin met me for breakfast at the greasy spoon up on Main Street. They make good scrambled eggs and hashbrown breakfasts in several styles: skillets that are sorta Spanish or mushroom & veggie, some with sausage, bacon, the first two pages of the menu are... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 23, 2015

Bambi: the Disney Version

I was a kid when that movie came out, and I'd read the book. I still remember both, though perhaps not totally, or as vividly as I remember how I felt about them. In the book the author described the thoughts and perceptions of the animal characters: the humans were two-leggeds, their weapons... Sign in to see full entry.

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