Right and Wrong, Lies and Truth

Watching the American election results pour in, slowly, and seeing HOW MANY AMERICANS VOTED (yay!) and how all the votes have caused those counting the votes to need more time to tally them… as expected… but also seeing how many people voted for what Trump represents… it sadly surprised me. The Trump folks said “Wait […]

Homage to Our Dead Dog, Hemi

A few years ago, I watched a YouTube clip about a couple who had quit their jobs and left their home so that they could provide an outdoor life for their dogs on a full-time basis. I remember looking at our rescue mastiff Hemi and laughing. Not only because of the sheer bewilderment I felt […]

Rats

Shit happens. When your shorts fall down, pull them up, be grateful to have pants and get on to cleaning up the trash and contemplating what the hell you’re doing with your life.

Being Thirteen and WTF Are Temporal Lobe Seizures?

I attended a free private Lutheran school from kindergarten through 8th grade. For 9th grade all us St. Johns kids had to transfer schools because the grades in our school ran out. Some of my good friends left for junior high after 6th grade and were really happy to be “liberated” but I was content […]