rambling Survivors, Ready? I used to be a huge fan of Survivor. I can remember first hearing about it in upfronts the year it was going to come out. (Upfronts are previews of new television given to ad agencies to let us see where we might want to spend our client's
rambling Feedback Please... Okay, asking for reader participation for this one. To comment you'll have to click through to the actual page instead of just reading in your email. I've mentioned that I'm kind of stuck. I'm trying to decide what I should write about
rambling Beyond Belief... They are going to stop making the penny. Which is a fine idea. Canada got rid of its smaller coins ages ago. Nobody really uses them for anything anymore. They cost more to make than they are worth. A large portion of the population doesn't even use cash
rambling Equilibrium... I was visiting with a friend this week and she said that she's more optimistic this month than she has been. And there is reason for it, for sure. The courts have been pushing back. Democrats in Congress have been speaking out more and more. The protests haven&
rambling Fine, Thanks... I got a text message this morning: "How's your mental health?" I didn't recognize the number, it wasn't a contact but I almost answered it anyway. I do have friends who would text that out of the blue. But before I could
rambling Good Enough... I cleaned out the oven this morning. Cleaning the oven is one of the worst chores on my list. It's hard. Everything has been baked on. Multiple times. There is always a spill on the bottom floor of the oven (partially because I have never been able to
rambling Just a Bunch of Random Updates... Like the title says, just a bunch of random updates today. I want to get back into the habit of consistent writing, but I've had a hard time finding topics to discuss that aren't just a repeat of me screaming into the void right now. I&
rambling About that Time... Every year I write my grand nephew and my grand niece letters that they will open when they graduate from high school. They started out as "Hey, this is what you were like!" letters but as they live very far away I don't really know what
fiction Honestly, Though... She stood at the nurses' station waiting for them to notice her. She could have said something but she was content to eavesdrop for a moment instead. She was in no real rush to see what she knew was waiting for her. "She reached out and put her
rambling Leaving the Nest... So this one is going to be a little disturbing for my more sensitive souls. You can back out now if you want and I'll understand. Go on ahead...I'll wait... Brent and I were doing some yard work yesterday. He's building a small
rambling Awkward Moments... At physical therapy this morning... "So what are you doing for Mother's Day?" "Nothing special, we don't do anything. One of the only benefits about being an adult orphan." "Oh, well, yeah, I guess that's true. You have kids
rambling Slump... To continue with my goal of writing more days than I don't, I need to write today. Earlier today I even had an idea about what to write about, but I lost it. My ADD is ADDing hard right now. Which happens when I'm tired. Which
rambling Poor Choices... I just finished a really interesting and also disheartening book; Poverty, by America. The basic premise was that in a nation as wealthy as the United States the only reason why anyone is poor is by design of the system. He breaks down all of the "well they'
rambling General Updates... Just the quick catch up here... Physical therapy is going along. I think I'm going to send my doctor a message next week and see if he wants to do a follow up MRI or anything like that to see if the procedure actually did what he was
fiction When You're Right, You Write... Okay, let's start with the explanation. I've had this woman saying this line in my head for a week. It spun off of a funny exchange Brent and I had. I've tried to figure out what scene or story she belongs in but haven&
rambling May Day... Mayday...mayday...mayday... I used to hate working downtown on May 1st. There was always a big demonstration and march for workers rights, which, yes, great, I agree, but it would snarl the Max line and I would be stuck with an extra long commute. I can remember thinking...How
rambling April Showers Bring... Hmm...I don't know, April was really dry for us. It's supposed to be a hot dry summer as well so that plus a lack of April showers bring forest fires and a government that doesn't do FEMA help anymore! Okay, so, anyway... April
rambling Really? That's All? During the first Trump presidency a friend of mine set a countdown clock as the homescreen on her phone. You know the ones you use to see how many days until vacation or some other big event? Well during the American Carnage speech on inauguration day she opened her phone
rambling Sobriety... Okay, so I posted about not drinking since July of 2023 which has been relatively easy. I mean, I've been tempted lately but that's only because the world is a shit show but I know that the hot flashes and headaches will only make the shit
rambling The Land of Entrapment... Brent always jokes that I only married him because he was getting the fuck out of Albuquerque and would take me with him. It's funny, but it's not strictly true. I was more than ready to move out of my parent's house, but some
rambling Raise Your Glass... I stopped drinking in July of 2023. It started as an experiment of sorts. I had gotten my hot flashes and night sweats pretty much under control except when I would have a drink. Any sort of drink, a cider, a mixed cocktail, it didn't matter I was
rambling Uncertain Times... Short and vague but only because I don't know anything. I mean I know things, but I don't know about this. Intel just announced they are cutting 20% of its workforce. Or I guess technically they just let the workforce know, they leaked it to the
rambling Writing Prompt... So I've been listening to Wil Wheaton's new podcast and I absolutely recommend it. It's called It's Story Time with Wil Wheaton. And that's it, it's him reading you a story. If you were a fan of Levar
rambling Surreal Shopping... Which would make a great fiction title, alas it is not... A few of the companies I do business with have let me know that prices are going to go up if/when/for how long/who the fuck knows the tariffs happen. Socks, shoes, tights, spices, coffee...the lists
rambling The Nature of Things... Okay, before we get too far I want to give you a spoiler alert. If you haven't played the games or watched the show The Last of Us and you are planning on it you need to skip this blog. The second warning is that if you have
