There’s those days of self-pity where you just have to crash out Les Misérables’ I Dreamed a Dream on the piano and make your dog serve as unwilling witness. Speaking of the dog, June Carter Cash has just started eating on her own. This is a revelation. I came home from work late one night […]
Tag: love
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
“Peace and love.” Easy to say but super difficult to feel. Yet, while I’m super tired out from an especially hellish month of work and also family drama and other life stuff… … I’m still doing my best to channel George Michael and hold on to some Christmas cheer. As such, I’m making a list […]
Well… Happy Holidays and half flags…
I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin which has been making headlines lately for terrible reasons. Specifically, a person plowed their SUV through a holiday parade in a Milwaukee suburb, murdering 6 people and hurting over 60 individuals – many in critical condition and hospitalized. From talking with beloved family members from my three families (husband’s, my […]
The Drama of Buying a Boarding House
David and I have been house-hunting for a couple years (as soon as we learned we had accidentally moved into a crazy violent neighborhood) but the current housing market has made it difficult to buy a house and move. Friends have made ten, thirteen, fifteen offers on houses only to have each rejected. Dire situation. […]
My Final Blog Post…?
Hello to anyone reading this blog and who has perhaps even read other blog posts! Hello hello hello! I’ve started a Real Job. It’s the first time I’ve worked for a) not a cause b) not an educational establishment and c) for a for-profit start-up which essentially benefits the wealthy. It’s making me feel a […]
The World Seems to Have an Attitude Problem
2020 has been shit. We’re all aware of this. It’s the one reality we all share. No matter who you are, you have been affected by coronavirus in some horrible way. And it’s going to continue into 2021 but at least it won’t be 2020. No, it will be something else. The same shit in […]
Milwaukee vs. the Secret Police Who Are Trying To Make It Worse
I’m sitting here in the only air-conditioned room in our Milwaukee apartment, trying to keep track of the newest batshit thing that’s happened in America over the past week. And it’s easy to see without looking too hard that things have gotten even crazier. Why? Fear and anger got Donald Trump elected president of America. […]
Remembering Winter and My Smashed, Broken Robot Friend
Living in Wisconsin, everyone is on their last legs by the time March rolls around due to the intense and extended darkness and cold. Stiff and frozen, we idealize warmer temperatures and dreamily look forward to grilled food, sunshine, fresh air, backyard parties and summer activities. Of course, this year none of that has been […]
Dog or Gremlin
Tuesday marked the 13th year my husband and I have been legally married. Through thick and thin, we have remained married. And now we are older. I should be a writer for Hallmark, I know. And, once we thought about it, since we dated for 5-6 years, we have been together FORFUCKINGEVER. Love him. But […]
Anniversaries and Holidays Which Evoke All Emotions
When you experience loss, you suddenly have new days to dread. Or celebrate. It depends on how you’re coping with your loss. I honestly don’t know anyone who genuinely looks forward to a death anniversary like “OH WOW IT’S ALMOST THE DAY MOM DIED. I CAN’T WAIT TO CELEBRATE HER!!!” but I’m sure you’re out […]
Brain Wars!!! 