Growing Pains

by | Mar 27, 2013 | Life, Writing

Now, don’t get me wrong: I love technology…I just don’t love having to update: change from one phone to the other, upgrade computers…which is why it took me so long to suck it up and buy a new computer. I’ve managed to be a tiny bit more...

Ignore Him

by | Mar 15, 2013 | Life

Was out and overheard a girl telling a guy that another guy (Joe) had followed her home and left a note in her mailbox. She was creeped out by it. The friend thought it was romantic and that love “is creepy.” The conversation went on for a while and in the...

Random Conversations

by | Mar 14, 2013 | Life

Location: The doctor’s office Me (to the elderly woman in the wheelchair): They told me to come in here. Is someone supposed to find us or do we check in somewhere? Her: Did you check in at the main desk? Me: Yes. Her: Then you’re good. Sit down. Me: Okay....

Worth Reading

by | Mar 13, 2013 | Life

     If you’re looking for a fun, interesting read (and one you can read on many levels, from sheer enjoyment to the bigger questions of what defines family and culture), then try out these two books. Almost There: The Family Vacation Then and Now  Gillespie,...

Gaps in Logic

by | Mar 13, 2013 | Life

Was once again reminded of the uniqueness (and weirdness) of the human mind when I got home after running errands. I was going to dump the cola by the flower bed, then toss the cup in the recycling bin in the garage, then decided against it because I didn’t...