“Bedtime is fraught with fear and disappointment. When it is just me alone with my restless body and mind, I feel like the whole world is asleep and gone. It’s very lonely. I am tired of being tired and talking about how tired I am.†― Amy Poehler Everyone Has Limits It hurts when heroes fall. You build them up… Read More
Sweetie, Sugar, Honey: How Do These Titles Make You Feel When Expressed By Strangers?
 “It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.†― W.C. Fields  A group of older women sat around a beat up table discussing ageism. Coffee cups populated the area like impromptu game pieces, and the cookies were long gone.  When one of the women brought up the topic of nicknames, things got heated fast. “I… Read More
Hot Dog That I Did NOT Relish: Example # 3,415 Why A Bored Dog Is A Naughty Dog
 “If you live with dogs, you’ll never run out of things to write about.†― Sharon Delarose  Booker, Booker, Booker. Those soft blue eyes of yours tend to deceive me all too often. There was the infamous time you dug up the entire box of newly planted flowers. You didn’t even try to look embarrassed about it. “!@#$% Chipmunk,  Read More
I Am So !@#$ Tired: Midlife, Women, and Sleeplessness
Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking. ~Clifton Fadiman Kathy looked at me with a raised eyebrow. “You were up at 2 a.m.? Me too!†I nodded with empathy. “Don’t you hate it? Mostly I can’t shut off my brain.  I worry that I’m too far behind on my… Read More
Cat Collusion: A Cover-up Worth Sharing
“The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an ax-murderer.†—Paula Poundstone (comedian) Cats. Love them or hate them, you have to admit they are interesting. Like, what on earth are you doing now, interesting. We live with two vastly different cat personalities, and it’s a nonstop show. Pudgy, our… Read More
Update On A Miracle: A Reminder That Life Can Change In An Instant
 There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.     —Albert Einstein The sun was thinking about calling it a day, but our dog was not. He needed a walk and, as everyone knows, an exercised dog is a good dog. At least it… Read More
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