AWARE I have been thinking a lot recently about how terrible I feel about things I did or said when I wasn’t aware how much damage they were causing. In one case, I was partially responsible for making a report about a fellow resident at a place where I lived (I was the head resident) […]
It wasn’t the planes. It was the work talk
I loved the 1986 original “Top Gun” so much. I lost track of how many times I went to see that movie. I won’t feel the same need to see the newest incarnation, “Top Gun: Maverick,” over and over, but it was an extremely satisfying watch. Understandably, there is a lot of enthusiastic focus on […]
Too chicken to take the bus
DANGER I’m taking online Spanish lessons from a wonderful teacher (Juan from Polytripper — I highly encourage you to use him if you’re seeking that kind of thing). Juan helped me with a different project last week than the usual worksheet homework I do. I had a letter to write to the child my family […]
Take off your watch, put down the phone
HEAL My husband and I went to my sister-in-law’s house today for a Memorial Day weekend get-together. Their house is our usual extended family go-to, because of its pool, grilling setup, and my sister-in-law’s and brother-in-law’s unfailing hospitality. The pandemic put a damper on all of our usual holiday weekend get-togethers. Although we have seen […]
I don’t know how to organize this
KNOW I’ve written some ridiculous blogs in 13 years. Maybe this will be among the most ridiculous. But I’ve learned to write what I think, so here goes. I don’t know how to organize things like “when to replace the cat cardboard scratcher” and I can get so incredibly paralyzed trying to figure it out. […]
Pull-ups aren’t fair!
“The letters in ‘INDEPENDENT LIFE’ are two stories high!” This is a fact that stays in my brain from my middle-school days. My memory is a little fuzzy regarding whether the prospect of seeing the huge letters was dangled in front of my classmates and me as an incentive to make good grades, or if […]