Argh! The dilemma! I was shopping in Walmart with a rumpled list, a creaky cart, and a wandering husband. The layout of this particular store is different than the one I usually visit, so I was more than a little lost and distracted. The pet food was near the laundry soap; my husband was looking for hand lotion somewhere near… Read More
What’s In Store
Something happened to me en route to adulthood. I can remember being asked to be a flower girl for the homecoming court when I was in second grade. Was I nervous or shy about walking down a paper-covered aisle amongst a gymnasium full of people? Nuh-uh. I was happy and excited. My hair bounced with round fat curls held back… Read More
As The Saying Goes
I love quotes. I love them even more when they are short and pithy. Mark Twain said, “If a man holds a cat by the tail, he learns things he cannot learn in any other way.†All I can say is amen to that. A good short quote is sometimes the kick in the butt needed to move forward. Or,… Read More
Frozen Lemonade
Minus forty degree wind chills described as “bracing.†Wave after wave of snowfall described as “just enough to freshen the landscape.†Icy roads that “keep our driving skills honedâ€. It’s becoming harder and harder to come up with euphemisms that uplift as winter wears on. And on. And on. If I hear one more, “Well, we are hardy Minnesotans after… Read More
Crazy Time
“I came to see if Crazy was here.†The man’s voice was thin and crackly and drew my attention. I was leaning on the counter of our local post office waiting for a manila envelope to be weighed, priced, and stamped. Needless to say, this was a welcome and intriguing interruption. Not that a visit to the post office lacks… Read More
The Need To Lash Out
Love and Hate. Intertwined, mysterious, ongoing. This past weekend I read a newspaper article about a young woman who blogs about the ongoing process of accepting her body as is. She is, by popular cultural standards, overweight. Over the years she has dealt with self-abusing thoughts, well intentioned but intentionally painful advice from loved ones, and out and out cruel… Read More
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