fiction New Year Promise January 1 dawns full of hope This year is the year of changes Plans put in place January 2 dawns full of promises I will start tomorrow. It's still the holiday really. January 3 dawns and Mondays are better Who starts at the end of the week? Fresh
rambling 2025... I tossed around a lot of rhymes for the title. Similar to my hashtags I used to do for my birthday. Humorous stuff. Going live with 2025, let's survive 2025, those sorts of things. And then... There was a terrorist attack in New Orleans. Horrific stuff, as they
rambling 2024 Out the Door... Goodbye 2024, you were most certainly a year. Let's skip the shit show that was our national politics and just go personal recap, shall we? So normally I open up my January 1 post and mark off how I did with goals, but as you all know my
rambling It Used to Be a Joke... For years we've used the phrase, "Sounds like late stage capitalism" as sort of a punchline. Kind of like "Thanks, Obama" became. You remember that right? When Obama was in office and the Republicans wanted to blame him and his administration for everything bad
fiction Final Resolutions... "Okay, Ms. Jamison is it?" "Yes." Alice looked at the person sitting across the desk from her. She had never been exactly sure what to expect, but this wasn't it. "I see here that you left a lot of things unfinished." "
rambling Compartmentalize... I love Disneyland. That's not a surprise to anyone that knows me. We go to the park every few years. At least once every five, sometimes as often as every other year. I collect Maleficent figures and a handful of Up! Carl and Ellie items. And some Beauty
rambling Squishy Time... We're in that last little squishy time of the year. The stretch between Christmas and New Year. A lot of people have it off work, and if they don't have it off, they usually have a lighter workload. Unless you work in retail and then you
fiction Holiday Visitations... "So if you could do it, would you?" "Would I what?" "Get visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past?" "Okay, first off how dare you. Scrooge gets the ghost treatment because he's an asshole. Second, he didn't get to
rambling Making It Harder ... I keep making things harder for myself than they need to be. Like that fiction number I was trying to hit. The one that there was no way I was going to make it because it was way too many pieces. Then I realized I wasn't counting some
rambling Adjustments to Make... So quickish update that kind of pairs with goal setting for next year. Got the results from my last round of blood work and my thyroid levels are normal again. This new dose seems to be the right one. So now that my thyroid is under control it's
rambling Unpopular Opinion... Is that right? Or Hot Take? The thing where you say something that most people probably don't agree with but nonetheless it's totally true and you know it? Anyway... Brent and I were watching a TV show this morning and a therapist counsels his client to
rambling Pre Gaming... Or pre goaling. So last time I talked about 2025 and what I was thinking of doing I wasn't sure. I know I need to have something that I am working toward all the time or my brain kind of fritzes. So I need to have something, but
fiction Forwarding Address... "Hey, you got an interesting piece of mail today." "Oh yeah? How so?" He shuffled through the stack of cards, "Look, it's addressed to you with your maiden name. Maiden name. Is that right? I mean, I know it's what we&
rambling All Good Things... Today is the last day of sabbatical. It's always crazy to me how fast it goes. That first day it seems like we will have forever. It takes about a week or two to really get into the swing of things, realizing that you can run errands on
rambling Not Really Talking About It... After Sandy Hook I decided I was done talking about gun control. I was done arguing with people that there were simple, common sense precautions that could be taken. I was over arguing how much more regulation and training we require for cars than we do guns. All of it.
rambling Dear ABC... Dear ABC, I hear you settled a lawsuit with Trump and as part of that settlement you have to write an apology. As you just paid out $15 million dollars to settle I thought you might want the apology for free so I'm doing you a solid and
fiction Homecoming Christmas... "Are you heading home for Christmas?" "I am home." "You know what I mean. Back to your hometown. Are you going back this year?" "I don't think so. I think I'm going to go back for New Year'
fiction Miscommunication... His father had always told him that someday his mouth would get him in trouble. He talked too much. No filter. If it popped in his head it came out of his mouth. He had two ears and one mouth. Listen more, talk less. Like his brother always did. His
rambling Ish then... Okay, after all of the back and forth in my head I've finally decided. I'm not leaving Facebook. Ish. I mean I'm leaving Facebook. Ish. I'm totally ishing. The Terms and Services changes saying they can use my posts in perpetuity really
fiction Christmas Spiritless "I'm not sure why I bother." "Because it's who you are." "But does it have to be? I mean, I think I've done enough. And nobody really wants me around anymore." "How can you say that? You&
rambling Starting Over... It's funny, I had a moment, more than a moment, a few moments, of thinking about how I was going to do this all differently now. Starting over on a new site so totally different feel. More serious pieces. Only polished and well thought out posts. No more
rambling Dear Nancy Mace Dear Nancy Mace, I see you. Bathroom warrior. Protector of women. Endless searcher of a new microphone from which to shout about your fears. About your concerns. And I understand you. I have those fears as well. When my daughter excuses herself from the restaurant table to go to the
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