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
fiction The Future Mrs. Peters... "Cynthia, how many restraining orders did you..." "Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence." "Your honor, to present our case we must be allowed to bring in evidence from before. That is the entirety of our complaint." "I will allow it. For now. Objection
rambling Tools of My Father... Like most kids of my generation I didn't spend a lot of one on one time with my dad. Dad's as a whole weren't as hands on as they are now. Sure you did stuff as a family, but just you and your dad
rambling Challenging... I talked with a friend of mine back home this morning. On the phone. So you know it's the end times... It wasn't a super long conversation. Just a touching base after not speaking (or "speaking") to each other in awhile. Since I left
fiction Supplication... The Old Gods Before Legend had it that ambrosia was the food of the gods. But it was actually Deadre's chocolate chip cookies. What? You thought that Toll House invented those? Gift from the gods. Literally. Today she held a plate of freshly created cookies and went in
fiction Before... In the beginning (the true beginning, not the one you've probably heard about) In the beginning there were a lot of gods. Which makes sense when you think about it. A lot needed to be done. It's not easy to create something and when you are
fiction The Old Gods... Deadre played cards with her sisters. She was a very good card player. The problem was so were her sisters. It wasn't surprising considering they had been playing cards with each other for thousands and thousands of years. There wasn't much else to do. When they
rambling Tired... I'm just tired. Physically, for sure. I even tried to go back to bed this morning. Not a thing I normally do, and when I try I realize why. I just have a hard time day sleeping unless I'm sick. My brain is like OH NO
rambling Difficult Things... I just finished making mustard. It's a time consuming chore and it's super messy. Little sploots and plops of mustard get everywhere as it boils down to the consistency it needs to be. It takes about 45 minutes of standing and stirring a hot bubbling cauldron
rambling Requests... I sat in the chair in the darkened office repeating in my head "Please don't be anything serious. Please don't be anything serious." After a few minutes I thought, "Brent's cousin would say I was praying." Which I guess praying
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
