rambling It Bears Repeating... I had a friend reach out yesterday to make sure I was okay since I haven't been writing much. Which was really lovely. And I am fine. Really. Like I mentioned before I'm trying to ease out of some things to get ready for Brent'
rambling C & C... After mentioning Cake and Compliments month in a previous blog I had a couple people reach out and ask what the heck that was and I realized that there are people out there who weren't around during the height of Cake and Compliments Month so they missed the
rambling My Oh My, There Goes July... And one more month done. Can you believe it? Only three more months until Brent retires. I mean, not that any of you are doing that countdown but I am so ... July is OVER. Over all... World Cup finished. I was able to watch more of the games than I
rambling Confrontational... So...I briefly wrote about the backup basketball player who is getting a lot of attention for her anti trans statements here. The right wing hate machine is ramping up around her. Apparently they bought tickets for a group of teenage girls and their mothers to sit behind the Fever
rambling Hunh... So I wrote last month about how I was going to start phasing out of the goals and numbers, and I have. As you've probably noticed I haven't written much this month. I'm definitely not going to hit that write more days than not
rambling Fearful... I think a large part of being a parent is learning to live with fear. Real fear. Not just jump scare at a movie, or creepy feeling in a dark hallway fear, but real fear. I can remember the day we came home from the hospital and looking down at
rambling Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot... We've been under a heat advisory for a couple of days. It's supposed to expire tonight at 11. Which yay! But it will still be a little warm after that. Unless you get a good rain the heat doesn't just disappear. It has to
fiction Futures Part Six fiction Futures Part Five The not a shower just a party with gifts went well Emily thought. She was sitting with Olivia watching out the sliding glass doors as Jayde and Jacob set up an outdoor playset that someone thoughtfully bought for Sophia so all of the gifts weren'
rambling Memento Mori... The daily meditation book I've been using this year has been on an "everybody dies!" kick the last few days. Now, it's partly because the book came about from two people exchanging messages back and forth and during the exercise one of them was
rambling Oh, Girl... When I was in 7th grade my previous year's teacher signed my yearbook: "I hope someday you start dating boys as smart as you are." At the time I scoffed to myself thinking the only boy in our school that was as smart as I was
rambling Booky Books... Saw a fun "challenge" on Bluesky yesterday. You were supposed to list five living authors that you'd read at least five books by. And there were people who were stumped. And I have to admit I was as well. I mean, who makes the list? Who
rambling Scars... When I was in middle school I cut open my index finger pretty deeply. It healed up okay, though I still have a noticeable scar there today. Visually and otherwise. When I lift weights if the grip I use puts weight on the scar (most of the time) I get
rambling No, Thank You... Last week was the week of "I'd rather not." I didn't work out, I didn't follow my normal eating pattern, I didn't write. I thought about it all, and then didn't. I'd rather not, thanks. Now
fiction Futures Part Five fiction Futures Part Four "It's not weird right? Having a baby shower for our second child?" Emily asked as she was setting up snacks for the party. "No, I don't think so. Especially since you're doing a diaper drive for the
rambling The Red Card... It's possible to hold two thoughts in your head at one time. The red card was bullshit. The way it was reviewed, the slow motion and freeze frame, and not the context of space and intent. It was bullshit. Yellow, sure. Yeah, it's a foul. But
rambling 250... The big Happy Birthday America parade in DC was cancelled due to oppression. Oh wait, no because the country is too heated right now. No, let's try that again, due to oppressive heat. The heat dome did its work and the parade was cancelled. Didn't stop
rambling Feast... Fertilizing my flowers this morning and discovered a massive snail infestation. Now, we always have snails. It's Oregon. Usually I just pick them off and toss them into the yard. The birds can have them. If they survive the return trip to my flowers I toss them back
rambling June Gloom is OVER... Actually there wasn't as much June Gloom as there used to be. The joke used to be that summer in Portland didn't start until July 5th, but that hasn't held the past few years, the reason is a mystery, don't try to
rambling I Won't Do What You Tell Me... All week long I've wanted a giant margarita. A strawberry one, or a raspberry one. Then a frozen pineapple one. But a giant margarita. I haven't had a drink in over two years. I've had a sip of a few of Brent's,
rambling Strong Men... Over Father's Day weekend there was a gathering of conservative Christian men in Washington. During the retreat one of the pastors (disgraced pastor formerly from a mega church in Seattle) announced from the stage that Hetero, Christian, men were the new punk rock. I made the joke that
fiction Futures Part Four.... fiction Futures Part Three (Summer Heat) "What would your superpower be?" Olivia thought for a moment, "Like if I could have another one, or what is my superpower right now?" Jayde laughed, "Oh you already have a superpower? You mean you can fly and you&
rambling Does That Mean it Worked? I don't even know how to feel about the news lately. Is it good? Is it bad? Are we seeing changes? Are we seeing things being entrenched? Are we on the verge of ending this mess or will it never end? The media is owned by people who
rambling Fit It All In... I'm most motivated to do stuff in the morning. I get up and make breakfast and Brent's smoothie then send him off to work. After that I make my own smoothie, clean the kitchen, do the first round of chores, workout, practice my Spanish, take a
fiction Summer Heat... fiction Part Two Olivia and Jayde were sprawled out on the floor of Olivia's apartment. The ceiling fan and two box fans going at full speed. "How is it possible to be this hot?" "Good genetics?" Jayde playfully smacked Olivia's arm. "
rambling Tiny Taps, Tiny Taps... I've been watching the World Cup matches (as I've mentioned) and one of the most surprising things to me is how much I've been loving Zlatan as an announcer. Last night while we were watching the commercial for YouTube TV came on and I
