rambling Trial By Jury... It's so important it's in the Declaration of Independence. It's part of the Constitution. It's a big deal. And it's something that everyone tries to get out of. Except me. Anyone who knows me knows I really think serving on
rambling The Idles of March... This would be the normal how did I do on my little star chart update but... March was kind of a bust. It's fine that it was a bust. But it was a bust. I was going to get the work done on my Achilles the end of
fiction Warranty Work... "We've been trying to reach you about your extended warranty..." click She hung up the phone. She'd gotten so many of these calls lately. Her phone number must have been sold to a whole new collection of scammers. It always seemed to come in
rambling Small But So Important... Let's start with the spoiler warning. If you are watching this season of RuPaul's Drag Race and have not watched Friday's episode you might want to back out now. It's not a huge spoilery spoiler that's coming, but it is
rambling Therapeutic... Let me start by saying I am a huge fan of physical therapy. I will always take the PT option when given. It's also the piece of advice I give anyone who is having surgery, or has a broken bone, DO YOUR PHYSICAL THERAPY EXERCISES. I am a
rambling Moments of Joy... Katie wants me to play a video game she really liked. I haven't played games (real ones, not little phone games) in a long time. Brent and I played before she was born. We kept it up for awhile when she was little. I liked Echo the Dolphin
rambling Give it the Boot! Or more correctly I didn't give it the boot. I booted the boot. Bootless in Hillsboro. Boot Free! Free from the shoewear... Okay, I'll stop. Yesterday was the first day I went without the boot. I cannot even tell you how much I was looking forward
fiction Quite the Character He did not have main character energy. He knew that about himself. He didn't even have wacky side kick energy. The most he thought he could muster was concerned bystander. But even that was probably a stretch. He was more the background of the background. The people you
rambling Time Flies... ...or is that crawls? Something to do with unpleasant insects right now for sure. Yesterday marked two months since Trump took the oath of office. Which he has ignored every day since. It was also the first day of Spring here in the Western Hemisphere. Time for new beginnings and
fiction Charmed, I'm Sure... Angelica answered the door. "Serena, what a surprise, please do come in." Serena crossed the threshold carefully. "Can I get you anything? Some tea? I have cookies in the oven that are almost done. You have impeccable timing." Serena stayed by the door. "There is
fiction Special People... (I know I don't normally do this but I'm giving you a content warning. Every once in awhile I go back to my fist love and write a horror piece. It's what I thought I wanted to write when I was much younger and
rambling Carefully... Disclaimer time! This might be even more random and rambly than normal. I am on a pretty solid painkiller right now and it's like thinking through molasses. I had a procedure done on my Achilles tendon on Friday. Dry needling. Basically my doctor wanted to irritate the tendon
rambling Destruction... It is easier to Red Pill someone than it is to Blue Pill them. Let's start there. There are so many people right now who are saying that the Democrats missed the wave of podcasting and social media and YouTube videos and all of the things the Right
rambling Different Worlds... I just finished watching Surrounded. You might have seen some clips from it recently. One liberal sitting in a circle with 20 conservatives surrounding him and they debate. The whole thing is long, just over an hour and incredibly frustrating at times, but also very interesting. The things the people
rambling Isn't that Rich? Can we finally put to rest the notion that rich people are somehow smarter than the rest of us? More capable? Better? I'd argue that it's the exact opposite and I think our current co-president situation in the United States is all you need to show
rambling Scared Yet? Over the weekend ICE picked up a protestor and disappeared him into the night. They are going to revoke his green card and deport him. Neither his wife (8 months pregnant) nor his lawyer know where he is being held. He had been one of the leaders of the pro-Palestinian
rambling Time Travel... I woke up and time travelled last night. I know because when I rolled over to check the clock it was 3 AM, which means I woke up a few minutes before 2 AM and it took me an hour to roll over. Or I time travelled to the future.
rambling Joy Break! This morning there was a beautiful western bluebird on the back fence. Like story book picture of a spring bird. Blue feathers, red breast, sky was pink from the sunrise, frost on the wood of the fence...gorgeous. Of course when I went to grab my camera he flew away.
rambling Back Off... The other night while we were having dinner with friends I was reminded of the time I almost broke someone's fingers on the Max train. The Max is public transportation in Portland. Electric trains. I used to take Max when I worked downtown. The train could get really
rambling Give it Up... I have a Lenten Season suggestion....give up complaining about how other people aren't doing it right. Since Trump took office there has been a drumbeat on the Left about how nobody is DOING anything. Everyone is just watching it all happen and nobody is doing anything at
rambling Shhh... I've mentioned that I do a writing exchange with Dana. Every other Sunday I send her some sort of fiction. Either a micro story like I post here, or a poem like I post here much to Skippy's chagrin, or a chapter in a longer story.
rambling Shifts... After the completely embarrassing and demoralizing meeting with Zelenskyy on Friday I tried even more than usual to stay away from the news over the weekend. Mainly because every time I opened my phone there was something worse to read. Russia is celebrating how they've completely shifted the
rambling The Surreal Life... I wonder if there are still MAGAts out there that don't see that Trump is a Russian asset? They started cultivating him in the 80s and they have to feel like it has been a success beyond their wildest imagination. Aside from destroying the United States during this
rambling Footie Updates... My sore footie, not the fun football footie. Had my follow up appointment today about my ankle. The MRI showed a variety pack of old and new damage. I have a tear in my Achilles tendon and one in my peroneal tendon. Both lateral tears. Think of a split in
rambling Softly This morning I had my MRI. The first thing they do is give you an outfit to wear. A lot of clothing has metal in it, rivets in jeans, underwire in bras, metallic threads in other clothes, so to be safe you have to change clothes. But it was not
