It was a normal morning. My head was still fuzzy from sleep, and since I’m not a coffee drinker it wasn’t going to clear up anytime soon. I was brushing my teeth in slow motion, Â as if that would prevent a gob of toothpaste from falling off the brush and slithering down my pajama top like a foam avalanche. I… Read More
When The Booty Is On The Other Foot
Taut flesh undulated beneath micro-mini dresses and silky cascades of perfectly coifed hair glistened beneath the spotlights. Â A mixed-gendered crowd, watching the show, cheered and hooted. The row of performers, all young women, all with perfect smiles, bent over and then slowly slid their hands up toned legs. They eyed the audience and smiled seductively. As the rhythm of the… Read More
Booker The Brave
Booker, in perfect Siberian Husky speak, told me he wanted a little sun-room time. For those of you who have never been around a husky, they have quite a large vocabulary that is comprised of more woooowoooo’s than barks. There is inflection and emotion in their sounds, and I often laugh when he is chewing me out for some imagined… Read More
Feeling Safe
Be-be-be-be-be-be-be-beeeeeeeep! As soon as my son and I walked through the kitchen door our security system let me know it wasn’t happy. I quickly punched in our code only to have the system indignantly infer there was a problem with “area 9.†“Where the heck is area 9?†I wondered. Is that where the government keeps space aliens? I checked… Read More
Window Pains
I sidled up to my husband and whispered provocatively in his ear, “Honey, how about you and me getting our crazy on?†He nodded with interest. “Okay,†I continued, “I’ll start by washing the inside windows and then I’ll catch up with you as you wash the outside windows.†His interest shrank like cold water applied to certain favorite male… Read More
Scabs And Other Assorted Forms Of Healing
Have you ever pulled a cake out of the oven thinking it was done, only to discover that beneath the seemingly baked crust flowed raw batter? Sometimes life’s hurts are like that too. Outward appearances can fool a person into thinking the pain has healed, but a gentle prod here or there discovers the truth…there is still much that needs… Read More
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